Weather alerts in Massachusetts, May 2010

86 weather alerts in May 2010, 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 May 2010. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 86
Warnings: 44
Watches: 4
Advisories: 24
Busiest day: May 27, 201020 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
May 1, 4:02 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		24 hr
May 2, 4:16 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		60 hr
May 3, 3:07 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more	113 min
May 3, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		50 min
May 3, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		53 min
May 3, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		43 min
May 4, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more	6 hr
May 4, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	63 min
May 4, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin	39 min
May 4, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	53 min
May 4, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	38 min
May 4, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	40 min
May 4, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	61 min
May 4, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more	52 min
May 4, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		48 min
May 4, 4:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more	2 hr
May 4, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Worcester	57 min
May 4, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester	65 min
May 4, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		60 min
May 4, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		48 min
May 5, 4:08 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		40 hr
May 7, 9:51 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		6 hr
May 7, 3:45 PM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		12 hr
May 8, 3:26 AM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		37 hr
May 8, 3:29 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	37 hr
May 8, 3:41 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	36 hr
May 8, 6:42 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		63 min
May 8, 8:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	3 hr
May 8, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		34 min
May 8, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	49 min
May 9, 3:45 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	ALY	Berkshire	28 hr
May 9, 3:51 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more	24 hr
May 9, 3:51 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more	24 hr
May 9, 4:01 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	ALY	Berkshire	19 hr
May 9, 4:18 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		24 hr
May 10, 3:49 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	28 hr
May 10, 3:49 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more	28 hr
May 10, 11:28 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	ALY	Berkshire	21 hr
May 12, 2:45 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	ALY	Berkshire	17 hr
May 12, 3:23 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 4 more	16 hr
May 14, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		30 min
May 15, 12:32 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		43 min
May 15, 2:28 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		47 min
May 15, 4:24 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		14 hr
May 16, 3:51 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	28 hr
May 16, 3:40 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	14 hr
May 17, 4:21 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		51 hr
May 18, 7:43 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		12 hr
May 19, 8:02 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		3 hr
May 19, 7:32 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		22 hr
May 23, 4:02 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		24 hr
May 25, 3:37 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		61 hr
May 26, 3:17 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	58 min
May 26, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		29 min
May 26, 7:25 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	65 min
May 26, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Plymouth	34 min
May 26, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol	46 min
May 26, 9:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	28 min
May 26, 9:47 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire	88 min
May 26, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	52 min
May 26, 10:06 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		4 hr
May 26, 10:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	56 min
May 26, 10:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 2 more	4 hr
May 26, 10:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Middlesex, Worcester	36 min
May 26, 10:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	53 min
May 26, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	53 min
May 26, 11:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Worcester	29 min
May 26, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester	36 min
May 26, 11:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	65 min
May 26, 11:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	23 min
May 26, 11:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	57 min
May 26, 11:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	66 min
May 26, 11:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden	63 min
May 27, 12:07 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	53 min
May 27, 1:03 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BOX		87 min
May 29, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	41 min
May 29, 3:54 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	96 min
May 29, 3:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Hampden	93 min
May 29, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Worcester	36 min
May 29, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	48 min
May 29, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Norfolk	62 min
May 29, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth	47 min
May 29, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	41 min
May 29, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Plymouth	54 min
May 30, 7:13 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		9 hr
May 31, 4:12 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		49 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	24
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	6
Special Weather Statement	8
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	5
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	3
Marine
Gale Warning	2
Special Marine Warning	13
Gale Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	10
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.

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.