Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2016
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, January 2016
74 weather alerts in January 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 January 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 74
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- January 22, 201611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 5:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 52 min |
| Jan 3, 3:56 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 42 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:48 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 6:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:58 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 9, 12:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:09 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 66 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:17 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 20 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:50 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:51 AM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:23 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 67 min | |
| Jan 10, 11:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 61 min |
| Jan 10, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 62 min |
| Jan 10, 4:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 61 min |
| Jan 10, 4:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 62 min |
| Jan 10, 5:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 59 min |
| Jan 10, 6:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:02 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 12, 2:05 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 12, 12:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 63 min |
| Jan 13, 12:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 56 min |
| Jan 13, 1:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 60 min |
| Jan 13, 1:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk | 57 min |
| Jan 13, 6:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 54 min |
| Jan 13, 3:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:46 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:46 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 21 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 11 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:21 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:51 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 40 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 59 min |
| Jan 18, 3:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:11 PM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 27 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 62 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:17 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:17 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:56 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 10 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:50 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:50 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:58 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 25 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Essex | 34 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:36 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 33 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 39 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:43 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 34 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 9 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:40 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:54 AM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:54 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:03 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 24, 8:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 1:07 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:54 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 5 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 65 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 12 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 9 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Storm Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 5 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 16 |
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.