Weather alerts in Massachusetts, 2004
177 weather alerts in 2004, 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 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 177
- Warnings
- 117
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- August48 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 2, 200427 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 8:03 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:32 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:17 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:00 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 65 min |
| May 15, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 29 min |
| May 15, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 33 min |
| May 15, 6:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 85 min |
| May 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 92 min |
| May 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 2 hr |
| May 23, 2:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 36 min |
| May 23, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 45 min | |
| May 23, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 45 min | |
| May 24, 10:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 117 min |
| May 24, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 5 hr |
| May 24, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 60 min |
| May 24, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 43 min |
| May 24, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 33 min |
| May 24, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 51 min | |
| May 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| May 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| May 24, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 4 hr |
| May 24, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 47 min |
| May 24, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 54 min |
| May 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 58 min |
| May 24, 7:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 4 more | 95 min |
| May 24, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Worcester | 46 min |
| May 24, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 57 min |
| May 24, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 38 min |
| May 24, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 52 min |
| May 24, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| May 24, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 26 min |
| May 24, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| May 24, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 61 min | |
| May 24, 10:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 26 min |
| May 24, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 28 min | |
| May 28, 12:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Jun 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Jun 2, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 55 min | |
| Jun 2, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jun 2, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jun 3, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 79 min | |
| Jun 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 94 min | |
| Jun 9, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 9, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 96 min |
| Jun 9, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Worcester | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Hampden, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 65 min | |
| Jul 1, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 1, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 91 min | |
| Jul 1, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 93 min | |
| Jul 1, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 93 min | |
| Jul 1, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Jul 2, 12:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 11:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Middlesex, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 90 min | |
| Jul 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 2:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Jul 2, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Jul 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 35 min | |
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 35 min | |
| Jul 2, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 23 min | |
| Jul 2, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Jul 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Jul 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Jul 2, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 23 min | |
| Jul 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 20 hr | |
| Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 50 min | |
| Jul 2, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Jul 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Plymouth | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 117 min |
| Jul 8, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 15 min |
| Jul 8, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 56 min | |
| Jul 18, 12:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 6:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Jul 31, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 84 min |
| Aug 3, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Franklin, Middlesex, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 91 min |
| Aug 11, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 90 min |
| Aug 12, 12:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 90 min |
| Aug 13, 11:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 89 min |
| Aug 15, 4:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 94 min |
| Aug 20, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Worcester | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 84 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 48 min | |
| Aug 20, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 89 min | |
| Aug 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 89 min | |
| Aug 20, 8:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 83 min |
| Aug 20, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 29 min |
| Aug 21, 3:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 54 min | |
| Aug 21, 11:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Norfolk | 117 min |
| Aug 21, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 83 min | |
| Aug 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 83 min | |
| Aug 21, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Aug 21, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Aug 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and 1 more | 85 min |
| Aug 21, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 53 min | |
| Aug 29, 12:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 119 min |
| Sep 18, 2:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:10 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 81 min | |
| Sep 18, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 81 min | |
| Sep 18, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 81 min | |
| Sep 18, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 81 min | |
| Sep 18, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 84 min | |
| Sep 18, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 84 min | |
| Nov 25, 8:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 5 hr |
| Nov 25, 10:13 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 25, 11:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 25, 12:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 117 min |
| Dec 7, 12:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Dec 10, 1:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:35 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:57 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more | 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 | 45 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 15 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 45 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 65 |
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.