Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2009
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, January 2009
75 weather alerts in January 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 January 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 75
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest day
- January 7, 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 31, 10:03 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:01 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:51 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 19 hr |
| Jan 3, 5:00 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 22 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:59 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 50 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 47 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 6, 10:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 7, 12:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:57 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:57 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 47 hr | |
| Jan 7, 6:08 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 8 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:50 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:56 AM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 13 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:32 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 19 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 26 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:42 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 7, 9:26 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 23 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 31 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 29 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:52 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:40 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:46 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:45 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 26 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:28 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 33 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 23, 7:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:06 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 25, 7:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 25, 10:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 28 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 41 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 23 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 23 hr |
| Jan 28, 7:53 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 5 hr |
| Jan 28, 12:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 8 hr | |
| Jan 29, 12:04 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:28 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 66 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 | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 18 |
| Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | 6 |
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.