Alert archive / Massachusetts / 2023
Weather alerts in Massachusetts, September 2023
149 weather alerts in September 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 149
- Warnings
- 59
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest day
- September 8, 202340 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, 2:00 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 41 hr | |
| Sep 4, 2:49 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 4 days |
| Sep 7, 7:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 84 min |
| Sep 7, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 64 min |
| Sep 7, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 57 min |
| Sep 7, 9:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 63 min |
| Sep 8, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex, Worcester | 92 min |
| Sep 8, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Worcester | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 56 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 119 min |
| Sep 8, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 65 min |
| Sep 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 37 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 62 min |
| Sep 8, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 60 min |
| Sep 8, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 4:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 83 min |
| Sep 8, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 65 min |
| Sep 8, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Franklin | 17 min |
| Sep 8, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 19 min |
| Sep 8, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester | 62 min |
| Sep 8, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 6:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 67 min |
| Sep 8, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 88 min |
| Sep 8, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 64 min |
| Sep 8, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 66 min |
| Sep 9, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 61 min |
| Sep 9, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 49 min |
| Sep 9, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk | 49 min |
| Sep 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin | 55 min |
| Sep 9, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 56 min |
| Sep 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 65 min |
| Sep 9, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 47 min |
| Sep 9, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 5 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 51 min |
| Sep 9, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex | 49 min |
| Sep 9, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 49 min |
| Sep 9, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 47 min |
| Sep 9, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 66 min |
| Sep 9, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 48 min |
| Sep 9, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampshire | 50 min |
| Sep 9, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 50 min |
| Sep 9, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 49 min |
| Sep 9, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 25 min |
| Sep 9, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 46 min |
| Sep 10, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 40 min |
| Sep 10, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 48 min |
| Sep 10, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 50 min |
| Sep 10, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 56 min |
| Sep 10, 2:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 50 min |
| Sep 10, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 28 min |
| Sep 10, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BOX | 53 min | |
| Sep 10, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Barnstable | 49 min |
| Sep 10, 3:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 101 min |
| Sep 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 64 min |
| Sep 10, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 55 min |
| Sep 11, 3:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 54 min |
| Sep 11, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 64 min |
| Sep 11, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk | 53 min |
| Sep 11, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 67 min |
| Sep 11, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Plymouth | 66 min |
| Sep 11, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 52 min |
| Sep 11, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Plymouth | 59 min |
| Sep 11, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 61 min |
| Sep 11, 5:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 5 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 13 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 97 min |
| Sep 11, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 94 min |
| Sep 11, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 91 min |
| Sep 11, 9:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Worcester | 17 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 17 hr |
| Sep 11, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Middlesex, Worcester | 12 hr |
| Sep 11, 10:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 12 hr |
| Sep 11, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 84 min |
| Sep 12, 4:22 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth | 40 hr |
| Sep 12, 12:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 14 hr | |
| Sep 13, 7:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 9:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 11:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Worcester | 105 min |
| Sep 13, 4:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 90 min |
| Sep 13, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Bristol | 34 min |
| Sep 13, 5:00 PM EDT | Storm Surge Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 24 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:00 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth | 33 min |
| Sep 13, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BOX | Bristol, Norfolk | 35 min |
| Sep 14, 10:58 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 14, 5:19 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 51 hr | |
| Sep 14, 5:19 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 68 hr | |
| Sep 14, 5:43 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 39 hr |
| Sep 14, 5:43 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and 2 more | 58 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:07 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Dukes, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 28 hr |
| Sep 16, 9:04 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Nantucket | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:54 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 16 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:47 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:39 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 46 hr | |
| Sep 18, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Bristol | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Essex, Suffolk | 66 min |
| Sep 19, 5:16 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 14 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BOX | Essex | 23 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:44 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 27 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 34 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:23 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Sep 21, 7:03 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | BOX | Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth | 20 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:34 PM EDT | Gale Watch | BOX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:34 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 12 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 11 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:03 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 34 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:44 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket | 16 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BOX | 37 hr | |
| Sep 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 46 hr | |
| Sep 26, 8:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 6 hr | |
| Sep 28, 5:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:08 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BOX | 4 days | |
| Sep 29, 12:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 14 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BOX | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 13 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 85 min |
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Sources
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