Weather alerts in Massachusetts, December 2009

88 weather alerts in December 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 December 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 88
Warnings: 20
Watches: 18
Advisories: 45
Busiest day: December 8, 200912 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
Dec 1, 4:01 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		12 hr
Dec 2, 4:06 AM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth	12 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	12 hr
Dec 2, 4:18 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		35 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 PM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol	18 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth	20 hr
Dec 2, 4:25 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more	18 hr
Dec 2, 4:25 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more	18 hr
Dec 3, 5:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more	112 min
Dec 3, 6:28 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire	62 min
Dec 3, 10:06 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	3 hr
Dec 3, 3:40 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		17 hr
Dec 4, 9:01 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		14 hr
Dec 4, 4:06 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		18 hr
Dec 5, 3:44 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	19 hr
Dec 5, 4:36 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more	22 hr
Dec 5, 4:39 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth	27 hr
Dec 5, 10:35 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		23 hr
Dec 5, 10:35 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		41 hr
Dec 6, 3:53 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		2 hr
Dec 7, 4:22 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		11 hr
Dec 7, 4:22 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		11 hr
Dec 8, 2:53 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		39 hr
Dec 8, 3:14 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	13 hr
Dec 8, 3:16 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	26 hr
Dec 8, 4:25 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	ALY	Berkshire	12 hr
Dec 8, 4:25 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	31 hr
Dec 8, 3:39 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more	27 hr
Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	21 hr
Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more	19 hr
Dec 8, 4:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	26 hr
Dec 8, 4:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	23 hr
Dec 8, 4:16 PM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		24 hr
Dec 8, 4:54 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	22 hr
Dec 8, 11:32 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire	6 hr
Dec 9, 5:06 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	10 hr
Dec 9, 1:15 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	3 hr
Dec 9, 3:53 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		3 days
Dec 9, 6:45 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	7 hr
Dec 11, 3:14 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		37 hr
Dec 13, 4:16 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		23 hr
Dec 13, 10:00 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	10 hr
Dec 13, 1:48 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	7 hr
Dec 14, 3:16 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		23 hr
Dec 14, 3:38 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		11 hr
Dec 15, 2:37 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		55 hr
Dec 16, 8:47 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		43 hr
Dec 17, 10:04 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		3 hr
Dec 18, 4:03 AM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		25 hr
Dec 18, 4:17 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth	11 hr
Dec 18, 2:45 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	ALY	Berkshire	21 hr
Dec 18, 3:20 PM EST	Blizzard Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth	13 hr
Dec 18, 3:20 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more	13 hr
Dec 18, 3:31 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		56 hr
Dec 18, 3:31 PM EST	Storm Watch	BOX		13 hr
Dec 19, 3:46 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	30 hr
Dec 19, 4:23 AM EST	Blizzard Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth	33 hr
Dec 19, 4:23 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	12 hr
Dec 19, 4:23 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more	32 hr
Dec 19, 4:36 AM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		30 hr
Dec 19, 12:10 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	16 hr
Dec 19, 4:21 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	12 hr
Dec 19, 7:25 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Hampden, Plymouth	5 hr
Dec 20, 12:32 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex and 5 more	4 hr
Dec 20, 4:02 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	8 hr
Dec 20, 10:10 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Nantucket	6 hr
Dec 20, 10:49 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		6 days
Dec 21, 4:06 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		20 hr
Dec 25, 4:26 AM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		24 hr
Dec 25, 4:26 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		3 days
Dec 25, 4:47 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	49 hr
Dec 25, 3:45 PM EST	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	38 hr
Dec 25, 4:25 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	3 hr
Dec 25, 7:09 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	27 hr
Dec 26, 12:37 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire	4 hr
Dec 26, 4:10 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		33 hr
Dec 27, 7:02 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	4 hr
Dec 27, 8:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	4 hr
Dec 27, 12:24 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Hampshire	5 hr
Dec 27, 1:08 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		3 hr
Dec 27, 3:56 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		24 hr
Dec 28, 3:59 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		54 hr
Dec 28, 4:18 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	41 hr
Dec 29, 4:04 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	21 hr
Dec 29, 6:06 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	13 hr
Dec 29, 9:29 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	20 hr
Dec 30, 12:20 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		18 hr
Dec 31, 4:03 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester	11 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
Mesoscale Discussion	5
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	4
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	4
Blizzard Watch	1
Winter Storm Watch	6
Freezing Rain Advisory	3
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Cold
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	9
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	3
Marine
Gale Warning	10
Storm Warning	2
Gale Watch	7
Storm Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	11
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	2

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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.