Alert archive / Massachusetts / Wind Advisories in 2026
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT for 7 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Mar 14, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Barnstable County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 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 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 1412 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
408 WWUS71 KBOX 131816 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 216 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026 MAZ002-004-008-009-140815- /O.NEW.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.260314T1400Z-260314T2300Z/ Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Fitchburg, Barre, Blandford, Charlemont, and Chesterfield 216 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Northern Worcester, Western Franklin, Western Hampden, and Western Hampshire Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM EDT Saturday. * 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. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/box Belk
2 follow-up statements
388 WWUS71 KBOX 140516 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 116 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 MAZ022>024-142300- /O.EXA.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.260314T1400Z-260314T2300Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Falmouth, Chatham, Vineyard Haven, Provincetown, and Nantucket 116 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Cape Cod and the Islands. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and some power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MAZ002-004-008-009-142300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.260314T1400Z-260314T2300Z/ Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Barre, Charlemont, Fitchburg, Blandford, and Chesterfield 116 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The eastern slopes of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts, as well as northern Worcester County in central Massachusetts. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT 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. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/box Loconto
656 WWUS71 KBOX 141609 NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1209 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 MAZ022>024-150515- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0002.260316T2100Z-260317T1000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T2300Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Including the cities of Provincetown, Chatham, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, and Falmouth 1209 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For the High Wind Watch, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. Strongest of those winds expected Monday night. * WHERE...Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, and Nantucket MA Counties. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EDT this evening. For the High Wind Watch, from Monday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and some power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MAZ002-004-008-009-142300- /O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T2300Z/ Western Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA- Including the cities of Blandford, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Fitchburg, and Barre 1209 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Northern Worcester MA, Western Franklin MA, Western Hampden MA, and Western Hampshire MA Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT 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. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ001>008-150515- /O.NEW.KBOX.HW.A.0002.260316T2100Z-260317T1000Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of West Warwick, Framingham, New Bedford, Gloucester, Taunton, Mattapoisett, East Greenwich, Lawrence, Boston, Bristol, New Shoreham, Lowell, Foster, Narragansett, West Greenwich, Quincy, Coventry, Warwick, Brockton, Smithfield, Westerly, Norwood, Fall River, Plymouth, Newport, Cambridge, Providence, and Foxborough 1209 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. Strongest of the winds will be Monday night. * WHERE...Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. && $$ Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/box Frank
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:35 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 32 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 11 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.