Weather alerts in Massachusetts, 2003
163 weather alerts in 2003, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 163
- Warnings
- 123
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- August60 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 13, 200317 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:12 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 7:37 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 9 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:08 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Suffolk and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 7:13 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol | 3 hr |
| May 2, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 116 min |
| Jun 23, 4:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 12:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jun 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 97 min | |
| Jun 27, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 92 min | |
| Jun 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jun 30, 11:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 85 min |
| Jun 30, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jun 30, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Jun 30, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 52 min | |
| Jun 30, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jun 30, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Jul 11, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 25 min | |
| Jul 11, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 25 min | |
| Jul 18, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 18, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Jul 18, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 18, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 119 min |
| Jul 21, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 84 min |
| Jul 21, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 60 min |
| Jul 21, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 10:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex, Worcester | 87 min |
| Jul 22, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Jul 22, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 22, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 15 min |
| Aug 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 87 min | |
| Aug 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 87 min | |
| Aug 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 6, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Aug 6, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 46 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 93 min | |
| Aug 13, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 93 min | |
| Aug 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Aug 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Aug 13, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 70 min | |
| Aug 13, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 70 min | |
| Aug 13, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 13, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 13, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 5:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 7:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 65 min | |
| Aug 13, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 57 min | |
| Aug 13, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 57 min | |
| Aug 13, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 13, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 16, 12:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 114 min |
| Aug 16, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 32 min | |
| Aug 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 21 min |
| Aug 16, 6:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 110 min |
| Aug 22, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 118 min |
| Aug 22, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 95 min |
| Aug 22, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 46 min |
| Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 115 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 115 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Aug 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Aug 22, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 6:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 41 min |
| Sep 23, 9:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 114 min |
| Sep 23, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 61 min |
| Sep 23, 10:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 57 min |
| Sep 23, 10:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 13 hr |
| Sep 23, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 48 min |
| Sep 23, 12:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 116 min |
| Sep 23, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 41 min | |
| Sep 23, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 41 min | |
| Sep 23, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Sep 23, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Sep 23, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 42 min | |
| Sep 23, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Sep 28, 10:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 58 min |
| Oct 4, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 40 min | |
| Oct 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 27 min | |
| Oct 4, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 15, 2:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Hampden, Hampshire, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Oct 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Oct 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Oct 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Oct 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Oct 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Oct 15, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 15, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 15, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 15, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 27, 4:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hampden | 85 min |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 86 min | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 86 min | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 86 min | |
| Oct 27, 6:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 86 min | |
| Oct 29, 8:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 117 min |
| Oct 29, 8:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Oct 29, 10:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 89 min |
| Oct 29, 11:24 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 96 min | |
| Oct 29, 11:29 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Oct 29, 11:47 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Oct 29, 1:28 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 92 min | |
| Oct 29, 1:32 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 6, 5:47 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:11 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 6, 6:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:14 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 6:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Franklin, Middlesex, Suffolk, Worcester | 5 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 29 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 35 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 20 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 74 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.