Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 26, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2020, 3:39 PM EST for 10 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island. It took effect at Nov 15, 2020, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2020, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2020, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2020, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Chatham, MA (KCHH), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 97 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 943 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
464 WWUS71 KBOX 142039 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 339 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-150500- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.201115T2200Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 339 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...From 5 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
6 follow-up statements
901 WWUS71 KBOX 150239 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 939 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-151045- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.201115T2200Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 939 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...From 5 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
282 WWUS71 KBOX 150818 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 318 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-152100- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.201115T2200Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 318 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Rhode Island and central and eastern Massachusetts. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Minor damage such as downed tree limbs or weakened trees is possible. Isolated power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
175 WWUS71 KBOX 151508 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1008 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-152315- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.201115T2200Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 1008 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
915 WWUS71 KBOX 152056 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 356 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-160500- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.201115T2200Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 356 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
063 WWUS71 KBOX 160406 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1106 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-160600- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 1106 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
258 WWUS71 KBOX 160555 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1255 AM EST Mon Nov 16 2020 MAZ005>007-012>024-RIZ001>008-160700- /O.EXP.KBOX.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-201116T0600Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 1255 AM EST Mon Nov 16 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... West winds will remain gusty up to 30 mph through today. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 3:38 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Nov 14, 3:38 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 36 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.