Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2018
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, February 2018
82 weather alerts in February 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 82
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest day
- February 3, 20187 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 1, 4:08 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:22 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:28 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:28 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:28 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | BOX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 17 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:05 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 2, 7:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 44 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days | |
| Feb 3, 9:16 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | BOX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:06 PM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:06 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 22 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:25 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 94 min |
| Feb 4, 10:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 25 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:12 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 42 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:56 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 29 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 59 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:04 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:25 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:21 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:08 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days | |
| Feb 10, 2:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 32 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:19 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:45 AM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 11, 1:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Nantucket | 46 min |
| Feb 11, 3:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 41 min |
| Feb 11, 4:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable | 33 min |
| Feb 11, 6:07 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:51 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 14, 5:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:09 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 57 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:35 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Hampden, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 28 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 70 hr | |
| Feb 20, 2:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 20, 9:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 119 min |
| Feb 20, 11:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Nantucket | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:53 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 83 min |
| Feb 22, 3:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 29 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 72 min |
| Feb 23, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:19 AM EST | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 66 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOX | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 36 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:09 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 25, 1:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | BOX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:55 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 36 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:27 PM EST | Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:28 PM EST | High Wind Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:28 PM EST | Storm Watch | 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 9 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | 1 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 20 |
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.