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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 9, 2022Newport County, Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2022, 6:33 PM EDT for Newport County, Rhode Island. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2022, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Newport County, RI

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 4:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
418 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

MAZ022-092115-
Barnstable MA-
418 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Barnstable County through 515 PM EDT...

At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 18 miles north of Truro to near Provincetown.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph, pea size hail and tropical
         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...
Provincetown, Wellfleet and Truro.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. For your
safety, go indoors or to your vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4194 7008 4201 7008 4206 7012 4206 7017
      4204 7019 4202 7019 4203 7020 4207 7025
      4208 7022 4208 7017 4206 7008 4202 7003
      4194 6998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 258DEG 43KT 4227 6997 4202 7022

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Nocera

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
427 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

MAZ017>022-092130-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Northern Bristol MA-
Southern Plymouth MA-Western Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-
427 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Barnstable, Plymouth and east central Bristol Counties through 530 PM
EDT...

At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Plympton, or near Bridgewater, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
         branches.

Locations impacted include...
Brockton, Plymouth, Taunton, Bridgewater, Marshfield, Middleborough,
Wareham, Sandwich, Bourne, Pembroke, Rockland, Abington, Duxbury,
Whitman, Hanover, East Bridgewater, Raynham, Kingston, Carver and
Lakeville.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4177 7049 4179 7104 4209 7102 4212 7067
      4209 7064 4202 7068 4201 7060 4199 7063
      4201 7067 4201 7071 4200 7071 4197 7067
      4197 7065 4195 7065 4195 7058 4192 7054
      4182 7054
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 273DEG 27KT 4194 7086

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Smith

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
512 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

CTZ004-MAZ020-RIZ003>007-092215-
Windham CT-Southern Bristol MA-Bristol RI-Washington RI-
Eastern Kent RI-Western Kent RI-Newport RI-
512 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Windham,
central Bristol, northeastern Washington, northern Newport, Kent and
southeastern Bristol Counties through 615 PM EDT...

At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sterling to near Norwich. Movement was
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph, pea size hail and tropical
         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...
Fall River, Warwick, Coventry, South Kingstown, West Warwick, North
Kingstown, Bristol, Plainfield, Somerset, Portsmouth, Barrington,
Swansea, Tiverton, East Greenwich, Warren, Hopkinton, Richmond,
Exeter, West Greenwich and Jamestown.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4151 7179 4164 7179 4164 7200 4174 7110
      4158 7121 4159 7121 4164 7123 4152 7125
      4160 7130 4158 7133 4163 7135 4158 7145
      4154 7135 4153 7134 4152 7137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 266DEG 39KT 4167 7186 4159 7211

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Nocera

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:07 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	42 min
Aug 8, 9:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	38 min
Aug 9, 3:02 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	BOX	Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket	17 hr
Aug 9, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	56 min
Aug 9, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	62 min
Aug 9, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Norfolk	64 min
Aug 9, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Plymouth	54 min
Aug 9, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		63 min
Aug 9, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Plymouth	33 min
Aug 9, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Norfolk, Plymouth	42 min
Aug 9, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		67 min
Aug 9, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Norfolk	60 min
Aug 9, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		64 min
Aug 9, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable	57 min
Aug 9, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Plymouth	63 min
Aug 9, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		52 min
Aug 9, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol	61 min
Aug 9, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		66 min
Aug 9, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol	53 min
Aug 9, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Washington	38 min
Aug 9, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	60 min
Aug 9, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Kent	63 min

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