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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

November 13, 2021Barnstable County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this tornado warning at Nov 13, 2021, 6:27 PM EST for Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 15 min. 1 report 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, 6:27 PM EST (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Nov 13, 2021, 6:42 PM EST
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Barnstable County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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
Nov 13, 6:40 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGDennis, MA2 UTILITY POLES DOWN, A THIRD UTILITY POLE CRACKED WITH WIRES DOWN ON OLD WHARF ROAD AFTER BEATEN ROAD. ROAD IMPASSABLE.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 236 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 2021-11-13Temperature 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 2021-11-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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.

416 
WFUS51 KBOX 132327
TORBOX
MAC001-140000-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0022.211113T2327Z-211114T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
627 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Barnstable County in southeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 700 PM EST.
    
* At 626 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Barnstable, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Yarmouth and Dennis around 630 PM EST.
  Brewster around 640 PM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hyannis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4164 7020 4163 7024 4165 7026 4164 7028
      4164 7033 4171 7032 4172 7030 4173 7032
      4173 7028 4172 7027 4172 7029 4171 7030
      4171 7026 4175 7019 4176 7012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 228DEG 48KT 4165 7029 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Smith
1 follow-up statement
859 
WWUS51 KBOX 132342
SVSBOX

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

MAC001-132350-
/O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-211114T0000Z/
Barnstable MA-
642 PM EST Sat Nov 13 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BARNSTABLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4164 7020 4163 7024 4165 7026 4164 7028
      4164 7033 4171 7032 4172 7030 4173 7032
      4173 7028 4172 7027 4172 7029 4171 7030
      4171 7026 4175 7019 4176 7012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 228DEG 48KT 4178 7010 

$$

Smith

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 9:39 PM ESTGale WarningBOX29 hr
Nov 13, 4:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXHampden15 min
Nov 13, 4:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX60 min
Nov 13, 5:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXWorcester26 min
Nov 13, 5:08 PM ESTTornado WarningBOXBristol24 min
Nov 13, 5:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Plymouth44 min
Nov 13, 5:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester7 min
Nov 13, 5:21 PM ESTTornado WarningBOXBristol, Norfolk24 min
Nov 13, 5:22 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX53 min
Nov 13, 5:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester32 min
Nov 13, 5:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBristol, Plymouth45 min
Nov 13, 5:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes, Plymouth60 min
Nov 13, 5:47 PM ESTTornado WarningBOXDukes28 min
Nov 13, 5:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk25 min
Nov 13, 6:02 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX58 min
Nov 13, 6:07 PM ESTTornado WarningBOXBarnstable, Dukes23 min
Nov 13, 6:13 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBOX92 min
Nov 13, 6:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBOXBarnstable41 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.