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Gale Watch 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

January 14, 2026

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this gale watch at Jan 14, 2026, 2:12 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2026, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 14, 2026, 2:12 AM EST (07:12 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 15, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 14, 2026, 1:25 PM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale watch went out at Jan 14, 12:22 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 12:22 AM EST, 1 hour 50 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
Jan 14, 1:25 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		51 hr
Jan 14, 1:25 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		13 hr

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.