Weather alerts in Massachusetts, December 2012

77 weather alerts in December 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 77
Warnings: 14
Watches: 11
Advisories: 44
Busiest day: December 29, 20129 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, 4:32 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		24 hr
Dec 1, 4:50 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 2, 3:35 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Worcester	8 hr
Dec 2, 4:26 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	6 hr
Dec 2, 4:49 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		34 hr
Dec 2, 9:32 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	4 hr
Dec 4, 3:39 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		60 hr
Dec 4, 7:46 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth	3 hr
Dec 7, 3:37 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		38 hr
Dec 9, 6:41 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		68 hr
Dec 9, 12:24 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	18 hr
Dec 9, 3:48 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	12 hr
Dec 10, 12:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol	88 min
Dec 10, 1:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Plymouth	43 min
Dec 12, 2:21 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		11 hr
Dec 13, 4:21 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	8 hr
Dec 14, 3:59 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		34 hr
Dec 15, 4:40 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		4 days
Dec 16, 4:03 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	11 hr
Dec 16, 4:06 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	32 hr
Dec 16, 4:07 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	48 hr
Dec 16, 7:16 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BOX	Hampden	14 hr
Dec 16, 8:19 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	5 hr
Dec 17, 4:49 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	11 hr
Dec 17, 3:45 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	12 hr
Dec 18, 4:25 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		42 hr
Dec 18, 4:25 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		60 hr
Dec 19, 6:59 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		9 hr
Dec 19, 6:59 PM EST	Storm Watch	BOX		27 hr
Dec 20, 3:49 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		36 hr
Dec 20, 3:54 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more	25 hr
Dec 20, 4:25 AM EST	High Wind Watch	ALY	Berkshire	8 hr
Dec 20, 12:05 PM EST	High Wind Warning	ALY	Berkshire	25 hr
Dec 20, 12:05 PM EST	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	25 hr
Dec 20, 4:30 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		5 hr
Dec 20, 9:56 PM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		18 hr
Dec 21, 4:30 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	11 hr
Dec 21, 4:30 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more	11 hr
Dec 21, 11:49 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Hampden, Worcester	3 hr
Dec 21, 4:00 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		12 hr
Dec 21, 4:00 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		12 hr
Dec 21, 4:02 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Hampshire	3 hr
Dec 21, 4:28 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	28 hr
Dec 22, 3:52 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	12 hr
Dec 22, 4:18 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	12 hr
Dec 22, 4:20 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		24 hr
Dec 22, 10:07 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		55 hr
Dec 24, 3:50 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth	25 hr
Dec 24, 4:29 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	ALY	Berkshire	36 hr
Dec 24, 4:32 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		12 hr
Dec 25, 4:41 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more	35 hr
Dec 25, 4:48 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		71 hr
Dec 25, 5:03 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	24 hr
Dec 25, 3:55 PM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		45 hr
Dec 25, 4:32 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	50 hr
Dec 25, 4:36 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	46 hr
Dec 26, 4:35 AM EST	High Wind Watch	ALY	Berkshire	8 hr
Dec 26, 5:13 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Worcester	24 hr
Dec 26, 3:51 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more	20 hr
Dec 26, 4:10 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 1 more	19 hr
Dec 26, 4:10 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	19 hr
Dec 26, 4:39 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	5 hr
Dec 27, 10:04 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		38 hr
Dec 27, 11:38 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Essex	9 hr
Dec 28, 4:38 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		18 hr
Dec 28, 4:43 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester	12 hr
Dec 28, 4:43 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more	33 hr
Dec 28, 10:51 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	26 hr
Dec 29, 12:11 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		4 hr
Dec 29, 4:25 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more	21 hr
Dec 29, 10:47 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Nantucket	40 hr
Dec 29, 10:54 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		47 hr
Dec 29, 10:54 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		5 hr
Dec 29, 10:54 AM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		17 hr
Dec 29, 2:22 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more	4 hr
Dec 29, 4:32 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more	34 hr
Dec 31, 4:15 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		38 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	3
Special Weather Statement	2
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	3
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	12
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	4
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	3
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	1
Coastal Flood Statement	3
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Storm Warning	3
Gale Watch	3
Storm Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	13
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.