Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2022
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2022, 2:46 AM EST for Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 23, 2022, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2022, 2:46 AM EST (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2022, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2022, 7:45 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 433 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 700 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 873 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
964 WWUS71 KBOX 230746 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 MAZ005>007-013>017-020-RIZ002>008-230900- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220223T1000Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA- Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA- Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI- Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Fall River, New Bedford, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have diminished below wind advisory criteria. Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ MAZ002-008-009-232100- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.220223T1600Z-220224T0400Z/ Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford 246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Franklin MA, Western Hampshire MA and Western Hampden MA Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MAZ018-019-021>024-231000- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220223T1000Z/ Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA- Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Brockton, Plymouth, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 246 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Plymouth MA, Western Plymouth MA, Nantucket MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and Dukes MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EST early this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
3 follow-up statements
165 WWUS71 KBOX 230907 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 407 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 MAZ018-019-021>024-231015- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-220223T1000Z/ Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA- Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Brockton, Plymouth, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, and Nantucket 407 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have diminished below wind advisory criteria. Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ MAZ002-008-009-232215- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.220223T1600Z-220224T0400Z/ Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford 407 AM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Hampshire MA, Western Hampden MA and Western Franklin MA Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
289 WWUS71 KBOX 231939 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 239 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 MAZ002-008-009-240400- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-220224T0400Z/ Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford 239 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Western Franklin MA, Western Hampshire MA and Western Hampden MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
537 WWUS71 KBOX 240045 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 745 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 MAZ002-008-009-240145- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-220224T0400Z/ Western Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Chesterfield, and Blandford 745 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The Wind Advisory has been cancelled as wind gusts have fallen below advisory criteria. Expect northwest wind gusts 15 to 25 MPH through early Thursday morning. $$ GAUCHER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:38 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 10 hr |
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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.