Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2023
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2023, 9:51 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2023, 9:51 PM EDT (01:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2023, 3:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
905 WWUS71 KBOX 150151 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 MAZ022-024-151200- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.230315T0151Z-230315T1200Z/ Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, and Nantucket 951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph. * WHERE...Barnstable and Nantucket Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Wednesday. * 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. && $$ MAZ007-015-016-019-023-150300- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T0800Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Eastern Plymouth MA-Dukes MA- Including the cities of Gloucester, Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, and Vineyard Haven 951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Northwest wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will persist overnight...but conditions will generally remain below wind headline criteria. Therefore...the high wind warning is cancelled. $$ MAZ013-017-018-020-021-150300- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-230315T0800Z/ Western Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA- Including the cities of Foxborough, Norwood, Taunton, Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, and Mattapoisett 951 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Northwest wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will persist overnight...but conditions will generally remain below wind headline criteria. Therefore...the wind advisory is cancelled. $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
2 follow-up statements
266 WWUS71 KBOX 150736 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 336 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 MAZ002-004-008-009-026-152000- /O.EXB.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-230315T2000Z/ Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Barre, Fitchburg, Chesterfield, Blandford, and Ayer 336 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 35 and 45 mph. A few gusts up to 50 mph are possible. * WHERE...Western Franklin, Northern Worcester, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden and Northern Middlesex Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Lingering heavy wet snow on trees may make them more vulnerable to additional damage and power outages than normal given the expected wind speeds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MAZ022-024-151500- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-230315T1500Z/ Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, and Nantucket 336 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 35 and 45 mph. A few gusts up to 50 mph are possible. * WHERE...Barnstable and Nantucket Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT 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. && $$ Frank For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
115 WWUS71 KBOX 151905 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 305 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 MAZ002-004-008-009-026-152015- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-230315T2000Z/ Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Northern Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Charlemont, Barre, Fitchburg, Chesterfield, Blandford, and Ayer 305 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/box
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 10:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 23 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:02 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 31 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.