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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 13, 20215 counties in Rhode Island; Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 13, 2021, 5:12 PM EST for 5 counties in Rhode Island; Bristol County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 44 min. 10 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: Nov 13, 2021, 5:12 PM EST (22:12 UTC)
Expired: Nov 13, 2021, 5:56 PM EST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bristol County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 13, 5:18 PM EST	TORNADO	North Kingstown, RI	EF-0 WITH 80 MPH WINDS CONFIRMED IN NORTH KINGSTOWN WITH NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN HALF. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOME ON HIMES STREET DUE TO FALLEN TREE.
Nov 13, 5:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	East Greenwich, RI	TREE AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING NICHOLS LANE AT ALLEN DRIVE
Nov 13, 5:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	East Greenwich, RI	WIRES DOWN ON VALLEY ROAD.
Nov 13, 5:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	North Kingstown, RI	TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON DILLON AVENUE.
Nov 13, 5:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	North Kingstown, RI	TREES DOWN ON THE SIDE OF ROUTE 401 EXIT TO QUONSET. DEBRIS IN ROADWAY.
Nov 13, 5:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	North Kingstown, RI	TREE DOWN BLOCKING POTTER ROAD
Nov 13, 5:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	North Kingstown, RI	TREE DOWN ON OAKDALE ROAD.
Nov 13, 5:22 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Warwick, RI	TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON AMSTERDAM AVENUE.
Nov 13, 5:22 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Warwick, RI	TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON LAMBERT LIND HIGHWAY
Nov 13, 5:45 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Fairhaven, MA	TREE DOWN BLOCKING ADAMS STREET BETWEEN HOPE ST AND LINDEN AVE

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 13, 12:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

790 
WUUS51 KBOX 132212
SVRBOX
MAC005-023-RIC001-003-005-007-009-132315-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0125.211113T2212Z-211113T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
512 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Northeastern Washington County in Rhode Island...
  Newport County in Rhode Island...
  Kent County in Rhode Island...
  Southeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...
  Bristol County in Rhode Island...

* Until 615 PM EST.

* At 512 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Coventry to near Exeter to near South
  Kingstown, moving northeast at 50 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Providence, New Bedford, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket,
  Taunton, East Providence, Coventry, Dartmouth, South Kingstown,
  West Warwick, Johnston, North Kingstown, Newport, Bristol,
  Attleboro, Easton, Norton and Somerset.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4169 7169 4201 7113 4166 7083 4150 7120
      4152 7120 4150 7131 4173 7122 4172 7126
      4158 7133 4166 7135 4165 7133 4165 7131
      4172 7131 4172 7133 4179 7137 4179 7138
      4145 7132 4146 7133 4137 7158
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 212DEG 80KT 4173 7164 4156 7156 4135 7156 

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

$$

Smith

3 follow-up statements

517 
WWUS51 KBOX 132223
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
523 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

MAC005-023-RIC001-003-005-007-009-132315-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-211113T2315Z/
Plymouth MA-Bristol MA-Washington RI-Newport RI-Kent RI-
Providence RI-Bristol RI-
523 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PLYMOUTH...BRISTOL...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
NEWPORT...EASTERN KENT...SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE AND BRISTOL
COUNTIES...

At 523 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lincoln to near East Providence to near Jamestown,
moving northeast at 50 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Providence, New Bedford, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket,
Taunton, East Providence, Coventry, Dartmouth, South Kingstown, West
Warwick, Johnston, North Kingstown, Newport, Bristol, Attleboro,
Easton, Norton and Somerset.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4175 7158 4201 7113 4166 7083 4150 7120
      4152 7120 4150 7131 4173 7122 4172 7126
      4158 7133 4166 7135 4165 7133 4165 7131
      4172 7131 4172 7133 4179 7137 4179 7138
      4145 7132 4146 7133 4141 7147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 212DEG 80KT 4193 7148 4176 7140 4155 7140 

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

$$

Smith

137 
WWUS51 KBOX 132233
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
533 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

RIC003-009-132242-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-211113T2315Z/
Washington RI-Kent RI-
533 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND
EASTERN KENT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
Rhode Island.

LAT...LON 4183 7139 4201 7113 4166 7083 4150 7120
      4152 7120 4151 7126 4173 7122 4172 7126
      4158 7133 4166 7135 4165 7133 4165 7131
      4172 7131 4172 7133 4179 7137 4176 7137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 212DEG 80KT 4210 7134 4193 7126 4172 7126 

$$

MAC005-023-RIC001-005-007-132315-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-211113T2315Z/
Plymouth MA-Bristol MA-Newport RI-Providence RI-Bristol RI-
533 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PLYMOUTH...BRISTOL...NORTHEASTERN NEWPORT...EAST
CENTRAL PROVIDENCE AND BRISTOL COUNTIES...

At 532 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from Norfolk to Attleboro to Warren, moving northeast at 
50 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Providence, New Bedford, Fall River, Pawtucket, Taunton, East
Providence, Dartmouth, Bristol, Attleboro, Easton, Norton, Somerset,
Portsmouth, Barrington, Middletown, Fairhaven, Swansea, Tiverton,
Westport and Seekonk.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4183 7139 4201 7113 4166 7083 4150 7120
      4152 7120 4151 7126 4173 7122 4172 7126
      4158 7133 4166 7135 4165 7133 4165 7131
      4172 7131 4172 7133 4179 7137 4176 7137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 212DEG 80KT 4210 7134 4193 7126 4172 7126 

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

$$

Smith

097 
WWUS51 KBOX 132256
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
556 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

MAC005-023-RIC001-005-007-132305-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-211113T2315Z/
Plymouth MA-Bristol MA-Newport RI-Providence RI-Bristol RI-
556 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PLYMOUTH...
BRISTOL...NORTHEASTERN NEWPORT...EAST CENTRAL PROVIDENCE AND BRISTOL
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for
Rhode Island.

LAT...LON 4183 7139 4201 7113 4166 7083 4150 7120
      4152 7120 4151 7126 4173 7122 4172 7126
      4158 7133 4166 7135 4165 7133 4165 7131
      4172 7131 4172 7133 4179 7137 4176 7137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 212DEG 80KT 4252 7098 4235 7090 4214 7090 

$$

Smith

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 13, 5:01 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	26 min
Nov 13, 5:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	BOX	Providence	28 min
Nov 13, 5:08 PM EST	Tornado Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence, Washington	24 min
Nov 13, 5:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	7 min
Nov 13, 5:21 PM EST	Tornado Warning	BOX	Providence	24 min
Nov 13, 5:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	32 min
Nov 12, 9:39 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		29 hr
Nov 13, 4:09 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	15 min
Nov 13, 4:45 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	BOX		60 min
Nov 13, 5:22 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	BOX		53 min
Nov 13, 5:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	45 min
Nov 13, 5:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Plymouth	60 min
Nov 13, 5:47 PM EST	Tornado Warning	BOX	Dukes	28 min
Nov 13, 5:55 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	25 min
Nov 13, 6:02 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	BOX		58 min
Nov 13, 6:07 PM EST	Tornado Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes	23 min
Nov 13, 6:13 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	BOX		92 min
Nov 13, 6:27 PM EST	Tornado Warning	BOX	Barnstable	15 min
Nov 13, 6:49 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable	41 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.