Weather alerts in Massachusetts, December 2016

86 weather alerts in December 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 December 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 86
Warnings: 19
Watches: 15
Advisories: 39
Busiest day: December 15, 20169 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 5, 3:57 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		30 hr
Dec 7, 3:18 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		25 hr
Dec 7, 3:18 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		4 days
Dec 8, 3:54 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		27 hr
Dec 10, 3:33 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	42 hr
Dec 10, 10:04 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		6 hr
Dec 11, 3:40 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	29 hr
Dec 11, 3:51 AM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		12 hr
Dec 11, 3:51 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		55 hr
Dec 11, 4:02 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 1 more	31 hr
Dec 11, 2:32 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampshire	20 hr
Dec 11, 4:03 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		24 hr
Dec 11, 4:30 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Bristol, Plymouth	15 hr
Dec 12, 3:59 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Nantucket	6 hr
Dec 12, 3:59 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		12 hr
Dec 12, 6:09 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	51 min
Dec 12, 9:51 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		25 hr
Dec 12, 11:51 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Nantucket	69 min
Dec 13, 10:36 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	BOX		5 hr
Dec 13, 3:21 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	22 hr
Dec 13, 4:20 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		23 hr
Dec 14, 2:53 PM EST	Storm Watch	BOX		13 hr
Dec 14, 2:58 PM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	13 hr
Dec 14, 3:02 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	13 hr
Dec 14, 3:41 PM EST	High Wind Watch	ALY	Berkshire	11 hr
Dec 14, 3:47 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	ALY	Berkshire	11 hr
Dec 15, 2:56 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	30 hr
Dec 15, 3:04 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	24 hr
Dec 15, 3:46 AM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		26 hr
Dec 15, 3:49 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more	26 hr
Dec 15, 3:58 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more	29 hr
Dec 15, 7:57 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol	78 min
Dec 15, 8:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol	79 min
Dec 15, 12:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Hampden	93 min
Dec 15, 2:26 PM EST	Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	BOX		20 hr
Dec 16, 3:37 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	51 hr
Dec 16, 4:10 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		6 hr
Dec 16, 4:10 AM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		108 min
Dec 16, 4:12 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	104 min
Dec 16, 4:29 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more	37 hr
Dec 16, 5:58 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		5 hr
Dec 16, 10:29 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		6 hr
Dec 16, 4:17 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		25 hr
Dec 17, 3:35 AM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		14 hr
Dec 17, 6:57 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire	5 hr
Dec 17, 5:22 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		27 hr
Dec 17, 5:22 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		52 hr
Dec 17, 7:12 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	12 hr
Dec 18, 3:47 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:47 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth	15 hr
Dec 19, 2:08 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		8 hr
Dec 20, 3:13 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		37 hr
Dec 21, 3:58 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		47 hr
Dec 23, 2:42 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		60 hr
Dec 23, 2:48 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester	23 hr
Dec 23, 3:33 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	18 hr
Dec 24, 4:07 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		15 hr
Dec 24, 1:40 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	BOX		50 min
Dec 25, 6:31 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		10 hr
Dec 25, 3:54 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	33 hr
Dec 25, 3:57 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		11 hr
Dec 25, 4:05 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	31 hr
Dec 26, 3:04 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	33 hr
Dec 26, 3:07 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		35 hr
Dec 26, 3:07 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		25 hr
Dec 27, 9:11 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		31 hr
Dec 27, 3:24 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	ALY	Berkshire	24 hr
Dec 27, 3:46 PM EST	Gale Watch	BOX		31 hr
Dec 27, 3:59 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	24 hr
Dec 28, 4:26 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	41 hr
Dec 28, 4:45 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	42 hr
Dec 28, 4:52 AM EST	Storm Watch	BOX		18 hr
Dec 28, 10:28 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		5 hr
Dec 28, 3:37 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Worcester	31 hr
Dec 28, 10:31 PM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		51 hr
Dec 28, 10:31 PM EST	Storm Warning	BOX		26 hr
Dec 28, 10:41 PM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	6 hr
Dec 29, 4:32 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more	20 hr
Dec 29, 3:09 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester	6 hr
Dec 29, 3:54 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Barnstable, Essex	8 hr
Dec 29, 9:10 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Middlesex, Worcester	6 hr
Dec 30, 12:30 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BOX		64 hr
Dec 30, 4:21 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester	11 hr
Dec 30, 12:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Worcester	60 min
Dec 30, 10:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	60 min
Dec 31, 4:03 AM EST	Gale Warning	BOX		24 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	6
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	2
Freezing Rain Advisory	3
Winter Weather Advisory	7
Cold
Wind Chill Watch	2
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	3
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Statement	4
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	1
Storm Warning	3
Gale Watch	6
Storm Watch	2
Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	19
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	1

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.