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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 8, 2021Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2021, 2:29 PM EDT for Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 8, 2021, 2:29 PM EDT (18:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Capitol Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 2:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSouth Windsor, CTLARGE PORTION OF TREE DOWN ON HAYES ROAD
Jun 8, 2:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSouth Windsor, CTLARGE PORTION OF TREE DOWN ON HAYES ROAD

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 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 740 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
740 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

938 
WUUS51 KBOX 081829
SVRBOX
CTC003-013-081930-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0012.210608T1829Z-210608T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
229 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Tolland County in northern Connecticut...
  Northeastern Hartford County in northern Connecticut...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 229 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South
  Windsor, moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Minor hail 
           damage to vehicles is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hartford, Manchester, East Hartford, Enfield, Vernon, Windsor,
  South Windsor, Bloomfield, Ellington, Tolland, Windsor Locks,
  Somers and East Windsor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4174 7260 4181 7270 4202 7256 4191 7232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 214DEG 13KT 4182 7260 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Chai
2 follow-up statements
799 
WWUS51 KBOX 081858
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
258 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

CTC003-013-081930-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210608T1930Z/
Tolland CT-Hartford CT-
258 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN TOLLAND AND NORTHEASTERN HARTFORD COUNTIES...

At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Windsor,
or near Enfield, moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Minor hail 
         damage to vehicles is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hartford, Manchester, East Hartford, Enfield, Vernon, Windsor, South
Windsor, Bloomfield, Ellington, Tolland, Windsor Locks, Somers and
East Windsor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4174 7260 4181 7270 4202 7256 4191 7232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 214DEG 13KT 4191 7252 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Chai
255 
WWUS51 KBOX 081925
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
325 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

CTC003-013-081935-
/O.EXP.KBOX.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210608T1930Z/
Tolland CT-Hartford CT-
325 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TOLLAND AND
NORTHEASTERN HARTFORD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4174 7260 4181 7270 4202 7256 4191 7232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 214DEG 13KT 4198 7245 

$$

Chai

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX45 min
Jun 8, 12:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBOXCapitol Planning Region8 hr
Jun 8, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX50 min
Jun 8, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXCapitol Planning Region43 min
Jun 8, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX51 min
Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX47 min
Jun 8, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOX47 min

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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.