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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

September 16, 20214 counties in Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 16, 2021, 7:13 AM EDT for 4 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2021, 7:13 AM EDT (11:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2021, 8:15 AM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Plymouth County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 16, 7:25 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGFalmouth, MA3 OR 4 SMALL SAIL BOATS FLIPPED OVER ON MOORINGS DUE TO RAPID WIND SHIFT AND VERY GUSTY WINDS IN WOODS HOLE HARBOR FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONFIRMED BY THE HARBOR MASTER.
Sep 16, 7:45 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGBarnstable, MATREE DOWN BLOCKING ACCESS ROAD OFF OF OLD STAGE ROAD RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 664 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
664 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

770 
WUUS51 KBOX 161113
SVRBOX
MAC001-005-007-023-161215-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0114.210916T1113Z-210916T1215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
713 AM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Dukes County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Southern Barnstable County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  South central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Southeastern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 815 AM EDT.

* At 713 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mattapoisett,
  or 7 miles south of Marion, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  New Bedford, Barnstable, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Brewster, Marion,
  Yarmouth, Sandwich, Bourne, Fairhaven, Dennis, Mashpee, Harwich,
  Acushnet, Mattapoisett, Gosnold and Hyannis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4165 7026 4161 7026 4163 7027 4162 7043
      4149 7072 4149 7077 4151 7070 4151 7098
      4152 7087 4152 7098 4167 7096 4169 7076
      4164 7077 4161 7066 4168 7062 4170 7067
      4171 7026 4177 7008 4166 7007
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 264DEG 27KT 4159 7078 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Loconto
1 follow-up statement
069 
WWUS51 KBOX 161206
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
806 AM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021

MAC001-005-007-023-161215-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-210916T1215Z/
Dukes MA-Barnstable MA-Plymouth MA-Bristol MA-
806 AM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DUKES...SOUTHERN
BARNSTABLE...SOUTH CENTRAL PLYMOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERN BRISTOL COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 815 AM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy 
rain and street flooding is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4165 7026 4161 7026 4163 7027 4162 7043
      4149 7072 4149 7077 4151 7070 4151 7098
      4152 7087 4152 7098 4167 7096 4169 7076
      4164 7077 4161 7066 4168 7062 4170 7067
      4171 7026 4177 7008 4166 7007
TIME...MOT...LOC 1205Z 264DEG 27KT 4163 7027 

$$

Frank

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 5:43 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX62 min
Sep 16, 6:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXEssex, Norfolk65 min
Sep 16, 6:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXNorfolk62 min
Sep 16, 6:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol66 min
Sep 16, 6:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Plymouth53 min
Sep 16, 6:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX63 min
Sep 16, 7:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX60 min
Sep 16, 7:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX65 min
Sep 16, 7:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX63 min
Sep 16, 7:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes54 min
Sep 16, 7:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX54 min
Sep 16, 7:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable, Dukes61 min
Sep 16, 8:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX90 min
Sep 16, 8:37 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX40 min
Sep 16, 9:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBOX59 min
Sep 16, 3:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX3 days

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.