Weather alerts in Massachusetts, April 2016

88 weather alerts in April 2016, 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 April 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 88
Warnings: 20
Watches: 15
Advisories: 34
Busiest day: April 2, 201615 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
Apr 1, 1:46 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin	119 min
Apr 1, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin	64 min
Apr 1, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	27 min
Apr 1, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Middlesex	54 min
Apr 1, 7:23 PM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		9 hr
Apr 1, 7:23 PM EDT	Storm Watch	BOX		9 hr
Apr 1, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Essex	24 min
Apr 2, 3:52 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	39 hr
Apr 2, 3:55 AM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		11 hr
Apr 2, 3:55 AM EDT	Storm Warning	BOX		34 hr
Apr 2, 3:59 AM EDT	High Wind Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	11 hr
Apr 2, 3:59 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	11 hr
Apr 2, 2:51 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more	19 hr
Apr 2, 2:58 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	23 hr
Apr 2, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	43 min
Apr 2, 3:24 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	ALY	Berkshire	23 hr
Apr 2, 3:41 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	16 hr
Apr 2, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	26 min
Apr 2, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	41 min
Apr 2, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	44 min
Apr 2, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	54 min
Apr 3, 2:00 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		8 hr
Apr 3, 2:06 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	5 hr
Apr 3, 2:53 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more	30 hr
Apr 3, 3:59 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	26 hr
Apr 3, 7:07 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		21 hr
Apr 4, 3:44 AM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		12 hr
Apr 4, 3:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		52 hr
Apr 4, 3:44 PM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	5 hr
Apr 4, 3:52 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		23 hr
Apr 6, 4:42 AM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		11 hr
Apr 6, 4:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		11 hr
Apr 6, 3:28 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	21 hr
Apr 6, 3:28 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	19 hr
Apr 6, 3:36 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		34 hr
Apr 7, 4:03 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	17 hr
Apr 7, 12:20 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth	12 hr
Apr 7, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	46 min
Apr 7, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	62 min
Apr 7, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	45 min
Apr 7, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	50 min
Apr 7, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	52 min
Apr 7, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	48 min
Apr 7, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket	49 min
Apr 7, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	59 min
Apr 7, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Barnstable, Dukes, Plymouth	49 min
Apr 7, 8:06 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		6 days
Apr 8, 4:20 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	24 hr
Apr 8, 3:58 PM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		18 hr
Apr 9, 4:32 AM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		23 hr
Apr 9, 4:32 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		30 hr
Apr 9, 4:40 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	23 hr
Apr 9, 10:07 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		6 hr
Apr 9, 10:07 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		12 hr
Apr 10, 3:51 AM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		11 hr
Apr 10, 3:08 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		47 hr
Apr 10, 3:08 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		64 hr
Apr 13, 2:57 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		13 hr
Apr 14, 3:59 AM EDT	Gale Watch	BOX		24 hr
Apr 14, 3:59 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		4 days
Apr 15, 4:02 AM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		42 hr
Apr 15, 3:04 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	13 hr
Apr 15, 4:41 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BOX		25 hr
Apr 15, 7:06 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Nantucket	9 hr
Apr 16, 4:01 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	14 hr
Apr 16, 4:02 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Nantucket	15 hr
Apr 17, 7:04 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		27 hr
Apr 18, 4:01 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	ALY	Berkshire	12 hr
Apr 18, 4:30 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	10 hr
Apr 19, 2:53 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	16 hr
Apr 19, 2:55 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		39 hr
Apr 19, 3:47 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	ALY	Berkshire	14 hr
Apr 19, 4:17 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	11 hr
Apr 19, 6:11 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	ALY	Berkshire	9 hr
Apr 20, 3:09 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth	28 hr
Apr 20, 3:16 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	15 hr
Apr 20, 3:37 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	ALY	Berkshire	14 hr
Apr 21, 3:23 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		24 hr
Apr 22, 3:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		24 hr
Apr 22, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	88 min
Apr 23, 3:30 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Plymouth	25 hr
Apr 23, 10:57 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		32 hr
Apr 24, 3:47 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth	11 hr
Apr 25, 4:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		29 hr
Apr 26, 4:17 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	15 hr
Apr 26, 9:19 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		18 hr
Apr 27, 7:24 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	20 hr
Apr 27, 7:24 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BOX	Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth	20 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	1
Mesoscale Discussion	1
Special Weather Statement	18
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Frost Advisory	5
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	5
Fire Weather Watch	5
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Watch	2
Coastal Flood Advisory	3
Marine
Gale Warning	9
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	6
Storm Watch	1
Small Craft Advisory	14
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.

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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.