Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2017
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, February 2017
86 weather alerts in February 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 February 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 86
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- February 8, 201710 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:01 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:57 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 48 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:33 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:28 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 9 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:51 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 38 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:22 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 5 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:17 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:30 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:47 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:35 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:55 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:05 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:20 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:46 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:07 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 17 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:10 PM EST | Storm Watch | BOX | 316 days | |
| Feb 11, 3:59 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:24 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket | 316 days |
| Feb 11, 2:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 49 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:38 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 25 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:38 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 22 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:54 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 60 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:54 PM EST | Storm Warning | BOX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:29 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth | 35 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:05 AM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:59 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Middlesex | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:17 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 24 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:17 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 23 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:34 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 26 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 18 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Plymouth, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable | 9 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:21 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Essex | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:20 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:20 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 69 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 62 min |
| Feb 15, 12:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 1:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 113 min |
| Feb 15, 1:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 66 min |
| Feb 15, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 57 min |
| Feb 18, 2:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 49 hr | |
| Feb 21, 12:04 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 15 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:49 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 10:53 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:14 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 66 hr | |
| Feb 25, 2:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 91 min |
| Feb 25, 6:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 6:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 6:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 48 min |
| Feb 25, 6:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 16 min |
| Feb 25, 7:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 7:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 35 min |
| Feb 25, 8:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:08 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 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 | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Storm Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 13 |
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.