Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2018
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, September 2018
143 weather alerts in September 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 September 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 143
- Warnings
- 48
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest day
- September 18, 201842 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Sep 6, 12:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 61 min |
| Sep 6, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 55 min |
| Sep 6, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 54 min |
| Sep 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 54 min |
| Sep 6, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 67 min |
| Sep 6, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 39 min |
| Sep 6, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 83 min |
| Sep 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 23 min |
| Sep 6, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 47 min |
| Sep 6, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 45 min |
| Sep 6, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 45 min |
| Sep 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 44 min |
| Sep 6, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 51 min | |
| Sep 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 47 min |
| Sep 6, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 41 min | |
| Sep 6, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 39 min |
| Sep 6, 4:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 21 hr | |
| Sep 6, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 52 min |
| Sep 6, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 57 min | |
| Sep 6, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 61 min | |
| Sep 6, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 30 min | |
| Sep 6, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Sep 6, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Dukes | 37 min |
| Sep 6, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 25 min | |
| Sep 6, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 29 min | |
| Sep 6, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 39 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 36 hr | |
| Sep 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 3:52 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 8 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:52 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 28 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:08 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 22 hr |
| Sep 9, 3:33 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 28 hr | |
| Sep 9, 3:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 days | |
| Sep 10, 3:59 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Plymouth | 7 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:59 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 10 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:54 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 15 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 48 min |
| Sep 11, 9:04 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 12 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:08 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days | |
| Sep 12, 1:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 16 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:49 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 48 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 74 min |
| Sep 13, 3:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:14 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 8:13 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk | 12 hr |
| Sep 16, 4:04 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 33 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 14 min |
| Sep 18, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 81 min |
| Sep 18, 7:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 8 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk | 54 min |
| Sep 18, 8:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 88 min |
| Sep 18, 9:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 85 min |
| Sep 18, 10:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 48 min |
| Sep 18, 10:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 41 min |
| Sep 18, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 30 min |
| Sep 18, 10:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 64 min | |
| Sep 18, 10:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Essex | 15 min |
| Sep 18, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 9 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 66 min | |
| Sep 18, 11:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 62 min | |
| Sep 18, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 25 min | |
| Sep 18, 12:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 86 min | |
| Sep 18, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 80 min | |
| Sep 18, 1:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 38 min |
| Sep 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Plymouth | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 44 min | |
| Sep 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 46 min | |
| Sep 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 41 min |
| Sep 18, 3:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable | 115 min |
| Sep 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 53 min | |
| Sep 18, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 46 min | |
| Sep 18, 4:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 60 hr | |
| Sep 19, 1:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:23 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 51 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:38 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 26 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 7 days | |
| Sep 24, 1:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 56 hr | |
| Sep 24, 3:25 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 13 hr | |
| Sep 25, 3:57 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 18 hr | |
| Sep 25, 3:57 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 25, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 45 min |
| Sep 25, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden | 60 min |
| Sep 25, 8:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 58 min |
| Sep 25, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 108 min |
| Sep 25, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 61 min |
| Sep 25, 10:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 59 min |
| Sep 25, 11:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 6:23 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 43 min |
| Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 45 min |
| Sep 26, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 28 min |
| Sep 26, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 45 min |
| Sep 26, 8:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 114 min |
| Sep 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 35 min |
| Sep 26, 8:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 61 min |
| Sep 26, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 59 min |
| Sep 26, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 32 min |
| Sep 26, 10:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 58 min |
| Sep 26, 10:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 40 min |
| Sep 26, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 37 min |
| Sep 26, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 36 min |
| Sep 26, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 27 min |
| Sep 27, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 31 min |
| Sep 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 81 min |
| Sep 28, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 85 min |
| Sep 30, 2:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 3 days |
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 | 10 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 7 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 23 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Special Marine Warning | 19 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| 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.