Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2012
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, September 2012
112 weather alerts in September 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 September 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 112
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 31
- Busiest day
- September 8, 201225 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:27 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 17 hr | |
| Sep 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:15 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 32 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:40 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 35 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dukes | 63 min |
| Sep 5, 3:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 12:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 40 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:39 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 1 more | 4 days |
| Sep 7, 4:42 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Sep 7, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 59 min |
| Sep 7, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 55 min |
| Sep 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 7:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 100 min |
| Sep 7, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 93 min |
| Sep 8, 10:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 11:18 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Hampden, Hampshire | 10 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 4 more | 65 min |
| Sep 8, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 51 min |
| Sep 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Worcester | 36 min |
| Sep 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 17 min |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 64 min |
| Sep 8, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 7:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 97 min |
| Sep 8, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 92 min |
| Sep 8, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Sep 8, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 65 min | |
| Sep 8, 10:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Sep 8, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 29 min | |
| Sep 8, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 94 min | |
| Sep 15, 4:32 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 27 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:37 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:21 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:25 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 14 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:47 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:52 PM EDT | Storm Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 3:54 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:37 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:08 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 17 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:51 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth | 8 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 34 min |
| Sep 18, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 8 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 114 min |
| Sep 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 86 min |
| Sep 18, 7:31 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 73 min |
| Sep 18, 7:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 63 min |
| Sep 18, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 57 min |
| Sep 18, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 86 min |
| Sep 18, 11:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 66 min |
| Sep 18, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 59 min |
| Sep 18, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampshire | 80 min |
| Sep 19, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 83 min | |
| Sep 19, 12:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 56 min |
| Sep 19, 1:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Sep 19, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 85 min | |
| Sep 19, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 61 min | |
| Sep 19, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth | 87 min |
| Sep 19, 4:07 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:22 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 29 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 22 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Sep 21, 7:23 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 64 hr | |
| Sep 22, 3:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Sep 22, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 41 min |
| Sep 22, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 55 min |
| Sep 22, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 62 min |
| Sep 22, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 61 min |
| Sep 24, 3:10 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 28 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:24 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 66 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 51 hr | |
| Sep 28, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Sep 28, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| Sep 28, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| Sep 28, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 60 min | |
| Sep 30, 11:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 40 hr | |
| Sep 30, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 50 min |
| Sep 30, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 30 min |
| Sep 30, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 26 min |
| Sep 30, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 23 min |
| Sep 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 37 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
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.