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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

June 14, 2021Worcester County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2021, 8:13 AM EDT for Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2021, 8:13 AM EDT (12:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA

County Worcester County, MA

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2021-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

154 
WWUS81 KBOX 141213
SPSBOX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
813 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021
 
CTZ002>004-MAZ003>005-010>012-RIZ001-141300-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Southern Worcester MA-
Central Middlesex County MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Worcester MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Northwest Providence RI-
813 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...

At 813 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along 
a line extending from near Oakham to Manchester. Movement was east 
at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Worcester, Springfield, Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford,
Bristol, Manchester, Chicopee, East Hartford, Enfield, Southington,
Marlborough, Shrewsbury, Glastonbury, Newington, Vernon, Windsor,
Agawam, Wethersfield and Mansfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Get indoors when these storms approach. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

Frequent lightning was occurring. Lightning can strike far away from
the storm. Go inside a building or vehicle. Wait at least 30 minutes
until after the storm has passed to resume outdoor activities.

&&

LAT...LON 4241 7233 4239 7150 4173 7180 4163 7196
      4166 7216 4171 7224 4164 7233 4161 7233
      4159 7239 4160 7241 4158 7246 4165 7251
      4165 7253 4163 7271 4160 7272 4155 7282
      4157 7283 4156 7294 4163 7293 4164 7297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 281DEG 41KT 4234 7200 4176 7250 

$$

BL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 5:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXFranklin48 min
Jun 14, 6:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampshire60 min
Jun 14, 6:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden42 min
Jun 14, 7:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXHampden, Worcester46 min
Jun 14, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Kent, Providence58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.