Alert archive / Massachusetts / High Wind Warnings in 2026
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2026, 7:35 AM EST for Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 11 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2026, 7:35 AM EST (12:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2026, 6:49 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Nantucket County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Nantucket, MA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
915 WWUS71 KBOX 011235 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 735 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 MAZ024-020000- /O.UPG.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260202T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0001.260201T1235Z-260202T0000Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Nantucket 735 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. * WHERE...Nantucket MA County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-011500- /O.CON.KBOX.CW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260201T1500Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Including the cities of Orange, Chesterfield, Hartford, Windsor Locks, Greenfield, Union, Vernon, Amherst, Springfield, Willimantic, Northampton, Putnam, Charlemont, and Blandford 735 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below. * WHERE...Franklin County, Hampshire County, Hampden County, Hartford CT, Tolland CT, and Windham CT. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MAZ022-023-020145- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260202T0400Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Including the cities of Provincetown, Chatham, Vineyard Haven, and Falmouth 735 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph. * WHERE...Barnstable MA and Dukes MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and some power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/box Frank
2 follow-up statements
726 WWUS71 KBOX 011804 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 104 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 MAZ024-020000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260202T0000Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Nantucket 104 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. * WHERE...Nantucket MA County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ MAZ022-023-020000- /O.EXT.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260202T0000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Including the cities of Provincetown, Chatham, Vineyard Haven, and Falmouth 104 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph. * WHERE...Barnstable MA and Dukes MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects, and could reduce visibility due to blowing snow off existing mounds of snowpack. Tree limbs could be blown down and some power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/box Frank
995 WWUS71 KBOX 012349 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 649 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 MAZ024-020100- /O.CAN.KBOX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260202T0000Z/ Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Nantucket 649 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ MAZ022-023-020100- /O.CAN.KBOX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260202T0000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Including the cities of Falmouth, Vineyard Haven, Provincetown, and Chatham 649 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/box KP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1:48 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 1, 1:15 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.