Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2009
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, August 2009
93 weather alerts in August 2009, 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 August 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 93
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest day
- August 21, 200923 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 10:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 2, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Aug 3, 3:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Nantucket | 17 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 75 min |
| Aug 5, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 2:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 47 min | |
| Aug 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Aug 5, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Plymouth | 16 min |
| Aug 5, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 34 min | |
| Aug 5, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 35 min | |
| Aug 5, 7:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 8:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:13 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 11 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 58 min | |
| Aug 11, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 62 min | |
| Aug 11, 10:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 25 min | |
| Aug 11, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Aug 11, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 72 min |
| Aug 12, 1:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:42 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 19, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 84 min |
| Aug 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 91 min |
| Aug 20, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 10:01 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 119 min |
| Aug 21, 10:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 92 min |
| Aug 21, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 61 min |
| Aug 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 53 min |
| Aug 21, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 58 min |
| Aug 21, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 81 min |
| Aug 21, 4:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:23 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 72 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 116 min |
| Aug 21, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 54 min |
| Aug 21, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 59 min |
| Aug 21, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 67 min |
| Aug 21, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 80 min |
| Aug 21, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 118 min |
| Aug 21, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 9:25 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Aug 22, 5:00 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | NHC | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 27 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:20 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | 28 hr | |
| Aug 22, 5:20 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 28 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 112 min |
| Aug 22, 12:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex | 68 min |
| Aug 22, 1:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 112 min |
| Aug 22, 4:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 119 min |
| Aug 23, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:42 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 46 hr | |
| Aug 23, 2:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 115 min |
| Aug 23, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden | 52 min |
| Aug 23, 7:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden | 119 min |
| Aug 23, 8:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 65 min |
| Aug 24, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 9:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 8 hr | |
| Aug 28, 11:07 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:32 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Aug 28, 11:36 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 17 hr | |
| Aug 28, 11:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:29 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 27 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:18 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 53 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:09 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 32 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:36 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 29, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:40 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 33 hr | |
| Aug 30, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Aug 30, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Plymouth | 4 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 | 20 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 27 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 3 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 10 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
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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.