Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2017
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, August 2017
128 weather alerts in August 2017, 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 August 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 128
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest day
- August 2, 201747 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 11:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 2:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Norfolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 33 min |
| Aug 2, 2:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Suffolk | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 2:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 59 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 40 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 55 min | |
| Aug 2, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 63 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Suffolk | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 118 min |
| Aug 2, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 62 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 6:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin | 119 min |
| Aug 3, 7:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin | 114 min |
| Aug 3, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 8:42 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 13 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 36 hr | |
| Aug 5, 8:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 116 min |
| Aug 5, 9:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Worcester | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 114 min |
| Aug 5, 1:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 3:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 116 min |
| Aug 5, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 10 min |
| Aug 5, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 3:54 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:00 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 46 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:59 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Aug 12, 6:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 118 min |
| Aug 12, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 88 min |
| Aug 12, 8:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 9:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 82 min |
| Aug 12, 10:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 57 min |
| Aug 14, 7:06 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 15 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Aug 15, 3:34 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 40 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:51 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 52 hr | |
| Aug 18, 8:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 9 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Dukes | 86 min |
| Aug 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 3:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Dukes | 112 min |
| Aug 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Dukes | 81 min |
| Aug 18, 11:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 114 min |
| Aug 19, 2:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:25 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 61 hr | |
| Aug 22, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 8 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 116 min |
| Aug 22, 8:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 86 min |
| Aug 22, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 42 min |
| Aug 22, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 34 min |
| Aug 22, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 10:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 2 more | 97 min |
| Aug 22, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 11:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 57 min |
| Aug 22, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 43 min |
| Aug 23, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 2:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 34 min |
| Aug 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days | |
| Aug 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:57 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 40 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 38 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM EDT | Storm Warning | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:37 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 27 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 53 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 14 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 8 |
| 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.
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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.