Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2022, 3:24 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts; Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 66 min. 9 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
- Aug 26, 2022, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 3:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Worcester, MA | TREE DOWN CLOSING ROAD ON LOVELL SREET. POWER LINES DOWN ON BOSTON AVE. |
| Aug 26, 3:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Marlborough, MA | SEVERAL BRANCHES, A COUPLE OF TREES AND A COUPLE OF TENTS WERE BLOWN DOWN AT 181 BOSTON POST RD WEST IN MARLBOROUGH. RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO. REPORT TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 26, 3:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Marlborough, MA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON FAHEY ST NEAR MARLBOROUGH. RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO. REPORT TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Aug 26, 3:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Framingham, MA | TREE DOWN ON WINCH ST NEAR FRAMINGHAM. RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO. |
| Aug 26, 3:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Framingham, MA | TREE DOWN ONJAMES STREET. |
| Aug 26, 3:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Eastford, CT | WIRES DOWN ON LAKE ROAD. |
| Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Natick, MA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON FROST STREET, WIRES DOWN ON PERRY STREET. |
| Aug 26, 4:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Killingly, CT | 12 TO 14 INCH DIAMETER TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE MEDIAN OF HARTFORD PIKE NEAR DAYVILLE, CT. RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO. |
| Aug 26, 4:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Rockville, CT | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON GOOSE LANE NEAR ROCKVILLE. RELAYED BY AMATEUR RADIO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 8 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KBOX 261924
SVRBOX
CTC003-013-015-MAC005-009-013-017-021-025-027-RIC003-007-262030-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0051.220826T1924Z-220826T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
324 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Windham County in northern Connecticut...
Central Tolland County in northern Connecticut...
Southeastern Hartford County in northern Connecticut...
Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
Suffolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
South central Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
Southeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Southeastern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
Eastern Hampden County in western Massachusetts...
Northwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
West central Kent County in Rhode Island...
Providence County in Rhode Island...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 324 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Framingham to Douglas to Columbia, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Boston, Worcester, Cambridge, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, Somerville,
Framingham, Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Manchester, Medford,
Revere, Peabody, Arlington, Everett, Salem, Woonsocket and
Marlborough.
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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4246 7094 4242 7092 4245 7097 4237 7097
4236 7104 4237 7105 4231 7104 4227 7100
4204 7121 4164 7184 4166 7216 4171 7224
4172 7233 4165 7242 4176 7253 4210 7209
4247 7172 4251 7084
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 268DEG 30KT 4234 7148 4206 7173 4170 7230
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Smith2 follow-up statements
653
WWUS51 KBOX 261947
SVSBOX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
347 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
CTC003-MAC013-261956-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-220826T2030Z/
Hartford CT-Hampden MA-
347 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARTFORD AND
EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern Connecticut...eastern, central and northeastern
Massachusetts...and Rhode Island.
LAT...LON 4246 7094 4242 7092 4245 7097 4237 7097
4236 7104 4237 7105 4231 7104 4227 7100
4204 7121 4164 7184 4166 7216 4171 7223
4175 7228 4185 7224 4191 7223 4209 7197
4245 7167 4251 7084
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 269DEG 29KT 4237 7123 4206 7150 4173 7205
$$
CTC013-015-MAC005-009-017-021-025-027-RIC003-007-262030-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-220826T2030Z/
Windham CT-Tolland CT-Norfolk MA-Suffolk MA-Essex MA-Worcester MA-
Middlesex MA-Bristol MA-Kent RI-Providence RI-
347 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR WINDHAM...EAST CENTRAL TOLLAND...NORFOLK...SUFFOLK...SOUTH
CENTRAL ESSEX...SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX...
NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL...WEST CENTRAL KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...
At 346 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Waltham to Bellingham to near Scotland, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Boston, Worcester, Cambridge, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, Somerville,
Framingham, Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Medford, Revere, Peabody,
Arlington, Everett, Salem, Woonsocket, Marlborough and Woburn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4246 7094 4242 7092 4245 7097 4237 7097
4236 7104 4237 7105 4231 7104 4227 7100
4204 7121 4164 7184 4166 7216 4171 7223
4175 7228 4185 7224 4191 7223 4209 7197
4245 7167 4251 7084
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 269DEG 29KT 4237 7123 4206 7150 4173 7205
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Smith502
WWUS51 KBOX 262007
SVSBOX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
407 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
CTC013-262017-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-220826T2030Z/
Tolland CT-
407 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TOLLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area.Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern Connecticut...eastern, central and northeastern
Massachusetts...and Rhode Island.
LAT...LON 4246 7094 4242 7092 4245 7097 4237 7097
4236 7104 4237 7105 4231 7104 4227 7100
4204 7121 4167 7179 4171 7207 4175 7214
4180 7214 4186 7210 4192 7204 4212 7178
4246 7148 4251 7084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 256DEG 25KT 4240 7105 4209 7132 4176 7187
$$
CTC015-MAC005-009-017-021-025-027-RIC003-007-262030-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-220826T2030Z/
Windham CT-Norfolk MA-Suffolk MA-Essex MA-Worcester MA-Middlesex MA-
Bristol MA-Kent RI-Providence RI-
407 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR WINDHAM...NORFOLK...SUFFOLK...SOUTH CENTRAL ESSEX...SOUTHEASTERN
WORCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL...WEST
CENTRAL KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES...
At 407 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Everett to Norfolk to near Killingly, moving east at
30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, Somerville, Framingham,
Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Medford, Revere, Peabody, Arlington,
Everett, Salem, Woonsocket, Marlborough, Woburn and Chelsea.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4246 7094 4242 7092 4245 7097 4237 7097
4236 7104 4237 7105 4231 7104 4227 7100
4204 7121 4167 7179 4171 7207 4175 7214
4180 7214 4186 7210 4192 7204 4212 7178
4246 7148 4251 7084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 256DEG 25KT 4240 7105 4209 7132 4176 7187
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
SmithWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 26, 2:53 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 2:53 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 253 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Scattered to widespread thunderstorms impact the region through this evening. Behind a passing cold front, things turn drier and cooler for this weekend as temperatures become more seasonable. Heat and humidity returns next week with an increasing risk of showers and thunderstorms late Tuesday into Wednesday as a cold front approaches. This front should move through sometime Wednesday night into Thursday, followed by cooler and less humid conditions late next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... 1:30 PM Update... Thunderstorms have blossomed across central CT and western and central MA over the last hour. It is anticipated that the coverage of these storms will continue to increase over the next 2-3 hours as they continue to build east. The forecast remains on track from the last update. The prevailing hazards continue to be the potential for urban and poor drainage flooding in training storms, and gusty winds in the strongest cells. As predicted, thunderstorms have begun to form across our western zones; mainly southeast MA and north-central CT. This first pulse of storms will eventually give way to the convective line preceding a cold front that is currently working its way southeast into our area from central New York. While some of our traditional parameters seem a bit sub par this afternoon, with surface CAPE around 1000J/kg, strong dynamics in the form of a prefrontal trough should continue to support storm formation through the evening. Low level lapse rates will increase to between 8 and 8.5C/km this afternoon while MLCAPE values surge towards 2000J/kg, especially across interior MA and CT; this is coupled with effective shear nearing 35 kt. Slow moving storms look to back build towards the better instability this afternoon, which is likely to result in training storms. Given that PWATs generally surge towards a healthy value of 1.5, and moisture is advecting into our region from the warm ocean waters on southwest flow, storms should be able to tap into ample moisture. Much like earlier in the week, training and/or stationary cells may produce QPF totaling 2"+. Urban and poor drainage flooding is the greatest concern this afternoon and early evening. Should cells set up over our urban centers, such as Worcester and Hartford, flooding will be of greater magnitude compared to cells setting up over rural areas. Gusty winds are also of concern today. A weak, but present, low level jet develops across eastern MA and RI this afternoon, with 925mb winds around 30-35 kt. It is not unlikely that some of these winds are brought to the surface, with higher gusts likely in strong/severe thunderstorms. Overall storms will continue to track from west to east through about 06Z, losing most of their punch after about 02Z this evening; with storms expected to clear the Boston area around that time. Some patchy fog may develop this evening due to residual moisture in the wake of passing thunderstorms as winds go near calm. Dewpoints will be slow to drop behind the cold front as well, with conditions remaining rather mild overnight, generally in the low to mid 60s. Low temperatures will be bounded by dewpoints overnight as skies begin to clear. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Saturday and Saturday night will feature much drier conditions, although there is slight risk of showers across RI, eastern CT, and the Blackstone Valley in MA Saturday afternoon. There will be cloudiness mixed in with breaks of sunshine across our eastern zones, while our western zones break out into more sun as high pressure builds in from the west. As a result, our highest temperatures will be across the CT River Valley, where they reach into the low 80s, compared to our eastern zones where temps climb into the upper 70s. Overall, quite seasonable for late August. Temperatures Saturday evening will dip back into the 60s, again bounded by dewpoints, as winds shift to the E/NE, generally below 10kt. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Highlights... * Mainly dry and seasonably warm Sunday * Heat and humidity returns early next week * Increasing risk of showers/thunderstorms late Tue into Wed * Cooler and less humid late next week Latest guidance suite has come into better agreement for the overall synoptic pattern for the middle to late next week. There are still some timing differences which warrant concern about the specific timing of a cold front late next week. The timing has slowed the arrival of a cold front, leading to a low risk for lingering showers into Thursday. An offshore high pressure should dominate our weather into early next week. Much of our region will remain dry, although there is a low risk for a few isolated afternoon or showers since this high pressure will not be directly overhead. A greater risk for showers and thunderstorms is expected towards the middle of next week as a cold front first approaches, then moves through southern New England. Given the uncertainty in the timing, stayed closer to the NationalBlend ensemble solution for temperatures and rainfall chances late next week. && .AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Forecaster Confidence Levels: Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Friday Night...High confidence in trends, moderate in exact timing. Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage Friday afternoon and evening. VCTS and TSRA is likely to occur between 18Z and 00Z, earliest west and latest east, across all terminals away from Cape Cod and the Islands; this include BOS and BDL. Gusty winds are also likely in the strongest thunderstorms with winds gusting up to 30 kt possible. A wind shift from the S/SW to the W/NW is expected behind the passing storms, becoming light overnight. VFR generally expected behind the front, but MVFR/IFR possible along coastal and northern MA terminals if residual moisture allows fog to develop. Saturday...MVFR/IFR possible around 12Z Saturday as lingering fog dissipates. VFR anticipated for much of the day Saturday. Winds become Northerly, generally below 10kt but gusts to 15 kt possible across the islands. VFR. Northwest winds becoming north/northeasterly. KBOS...Moderate confidence in TAF. VCTS/TSRA likely through 00Z this evening. S/SW winds, around 10 kt may gust to 30 kt in thunderstorms. Mainly VFR with a chance for MVFR conditions if patchy fog develops after 02Z. Winds expected to switch from the S/SW to the W/NW behind the frontal passage becoming light overnight. Winds become N, generally less than 10 kt, on Saturday. KBDL...High confidence in TAF. VCTS/TSRA likely through about 23Z. S/SW winds, around 10 kt may gust to 30 kt in thunderstorms. Winds expected to switch from the S/SW to the W/NW behind the frontal passage becoming light overnight. Winds become N, generally less than 10 kt, on Saturday. Outlook /Sunday through Tuesday/... Saturday Night through Monday Night: VFR. Tuesday: VFR. Breezy. Slight chance SHRA. && .MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels: Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Tonight... Winds weaken and shift to the west/northwest behind a passing cold front. Seas stay at modest heights below SCA thresholds. Tomorrow... Tranquil conditions expected over the coastal waters Saturday as high pressure builds in from the west. Winds shift from northwest to northeast. Seas gradually subsiding to 2 to 3 feet over the outer zones. Outlook /Sunday through Tuesday/... Saturday Night through Sunday: Winds less than 25 kt. Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Patchy fog. Monday through Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...Belk/KS NEAR TERM...KS SHORT TERM...KS LONG TERM...Belk AVIATION...Belk/KS MARINE...Belk/KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 105 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-RIZ001>004-006-008-271715- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Washington RI-Block Island RI- 105 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 523 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island and southern Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ017>024-RIZ005-007-271715- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Bristol RI-Newport RI- 105 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island and southern Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong thunderstorms are possible later today into this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ230>236-250-251-254>256-271715- Boston Harbor-Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound- Buzzards Bay-Rhode Island Sound-Narragansett Bay- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 105 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong thunderstorms are possible later this afternoon and evening. Locally strong wind gusts are the main concern. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ237-271715- Block Island Sound- 105 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 523 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. For more information on upcoming hazardous weather, please see the Area Forecast Discussion on our webpage for the latest forecast thinking. There is also our Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook at www.weather.gov/box/ehwo For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/us.nationalweatherservice.boston.gov You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 12:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1214 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
MAZ008>011-261715-
Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-
1214 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Hampshire
and northwestern Hampden Counties through 115 PM EDT...
At 1213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Montgomery, or 7 miles north of Westfield, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. Heavy rain and
minor street flooding is expected too.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches. Little to no impact from hail is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, South Hadley,
Easthampton, Belchertown, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Sunderland,
Hatfield, Williamsburg, Huntington, Russell, Westhampton, Chester,
Blandford and Montgomery.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. For your
safety, go indoors or to your vehicle.
This storm may intensify and become severe. Stay tuned to your local
media for updates and possible warnings.
&&
LAT...LON 4241 7265 4243 7255 4228 7239 4211 7280
4224 7297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 229DEG 13KT 4224 7281
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
FrankSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 1:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
107 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
MAZ003-004-010-261745-
Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
107 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Worcester, central Hampshire and southeastern Franklin Counties
through 145 PM EDT...
At 106 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Amherst, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Amherst, Northampton, Orange, South Hadley, Belchertown, Athol,
Templeton, Granby, Barre, Hadley, Hubbardston, Sunderland, Hatfield,
Hardwick, Leverett, Shutesbury, Phillipston, Whately, Pelham and
Royalston.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western and central Massachusetts.
&&
LAT...LON 4245 7195 4228 7257 4240 7268 4240 7267
4266 7214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 239DEG 33KT 4238 7249
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
FieldSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 1:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
120 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
CTZ002-MAZ009-011-261800-
Hartford CT-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampden MA-
120 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Hartford
and southwestern Hampden Counties through 200 PM EDT...
At 119 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Torrington, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches. Little to no impact from hail is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Enfield, Westfield, Windsor, Agawam, West Springfield, Simsbury,
Bloomfield, Longmeadow, Suffield, Windsor Locks, Granby, East
Windsor, Canton, Southwick, Burlington, East Granby, Hartland and
Granville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern Connecticut...and western Massachusetts.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 7302 4200 7302 4216 7272 4195 7250
4179 7301 4182 7295 4184 7294 4185 7295
4188 7295 4189 7294 4190 7291 4197 7289
4197 7303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 240DEG 32KT 4187 7308
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
FieldSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 1:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
158 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
MAZ003-004-010-011-261845-
Eastern Hampden MA-Northern Worcester MA-Eastern Franklin MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-
158 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Worcester, southeastern Hampshire, southeastern Franklin and central
Hampden Counties through 245 PM EDT...
At 157 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Granby, or near Amherst, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. Torrential
downpours.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches. Little to no impact from hail is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Ludlow, South Hadley,
Easthampton, Belchertown, Ware, Granby, Barre, Hadley, North
Brookfield, West Brookfield, Hardwick, Oakham, Pelham, Petersham, New
Braintree and New Salem.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying
areas near small streams.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western and central Massachusetts.
&&
LAT...LON 4215 7260 4230 7266 4243 7213 4231 7206
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 249DEG 28KT 4227 7254
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
FieldSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
MAZ002-003-008>010-261900-
Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Hampshire, central
Franklin and northwestern Hampden Counties through 300 PM EDT...
At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Becket, or 7 miles southeast of Pittsfield, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches.
Locations impacted include...
Amherst, Northampton, Deerfield, South Hadley, Easthampton,
Belchertown, Montague, Granby, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield,
Williamsburg, Huntington, Conway, Leverett, Shutesbury, Ashfield,
Westhampton, Whately and Chester.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western Massachusetts.
&&
LAT...LON 4239 7305 4238 7301 4251 7297 4252 7239
4228 7239 4229 7300 4231 7300 4231 7303
4233 7306 4238 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 268DEG 45KT 4241 7313
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
FieldLocal storm report, Aug 26, 3:20 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
320 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM TSTM WND GST WORCESTER AP 42.27N 71.87W
08/26/2022 M57 MPH WORCESTER MA ASOS
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 1:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 64 min |
| Aug 26, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Aug 26, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 3:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Hampden | 21 min |
| Aug 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 66 min |
| Aug 26, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 52 min | |
| Aug 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 65 min | |
| Aug 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 53 min |
| Aug 26, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 95 min | |
| Aug 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 92 min | |
| Aug 26, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Aug 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 117 min |
| Aug 26, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Kent | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Newport | 67 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.