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Flood Watch 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

August 8, 20237 counties in Massachusetts; 4 counties in Rhode Island

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Aug 8, 2023, 3:10 AM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts; 4 counties in Rhode Island. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 8, 2023, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2023, 6:13 PM EDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Flood severity: None

Counties Bristol County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Aug 8, 1:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 4:08 PM EDT, 11 hours 2 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, 6:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	23 min
Aug 8, 6:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	47 min
Aug 8, 7:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	38 min
Aug 8, 8:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	66 min
Aug 8, 8:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		65 min
Aug 8, 8:58 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	32 min
Aug 8, 9:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester	4 hr
Aug 8, 9:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	58 min
Aug 8, 9:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		56 min
Aug 8, 9:28 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		62 min
Aug 8, 9:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	61 min
Aug 8, 10:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	44 min
Aug 8, 10:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	53 min
Aug 8, 10:12 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		63 min
Aug 8, 10:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	54 min
Aug 8, 10:28 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		62 min
Aug 8, 10:47 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more	3 hr
Aug 8, 10:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth	57 min
Aug 8, 11:11 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		64 min
Aug 8, 11:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	63 min
Aug 8, 11:13 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		62 min
Aug 8, 11:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth	27 min
Aug 8, 11:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Plymouth	53 min
Aug 8, 11:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		53 min
Aug 8, 11:53 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	BOX	Barnstable	37 min
Aug 8, 12:06 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BOX	Essex	6 hr
Aug 8, 12:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Barnstable	41 min
Aug 8, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		66 min
Aug 8, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		53 min
Aug 8, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	33 min
Aug 8, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	65 min
Aug 8, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		67 min
Aug 8, 9:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Washington	55 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.