Alert archive / Massachusetts / Mesoscale Discussions
Mesoscale Discussions in Massachusetts, 2008
87 mesoscale discussions in 2008. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 87
- Busiest month
- June21 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- June 30, 20084 mesoscale discussions
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By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 11:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 5 hr |
| Jan 14, 7:09 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex, Worcester | 5 hr |
| Jan 18, 12:57 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Jan 18, 7:26 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:10 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:41 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 4 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:18 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes | 96 min |
| Mar 8, 6:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 57 min |
| May 27, 11:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 115 min |
| May 27, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester | 90 min |
| May 31, 5:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 26 min |
| May 31, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 55 min |
| Jun 7, 2:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Hampden | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex, Worcester | 86 min |
| Jun 10, 3:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 116 min |
| Jun 10, 6:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 10:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 10:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin and 8 more | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 10:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 89 min |
| Jun 22, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Middlesex, Worcester | 83 min |
| Jun 23, 3:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 90 min |
| Jun 23, 11:10 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 95 min |
| Jun 24, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 7 more | 113 min |
| Jun 27, 12:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 1 more | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 92 min |
| Jun 29, 9:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 92 min |
| Jun 30, 12:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 90 min |
| Jun 30, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Middlesex | 89 min |
| Jul 1, 12:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 84 min |
| Jul 9, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 118 min |
| Jul 18, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 90 min |
| Jul 19, 4:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 91 min |
| Jul 20, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jul 21, 3:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Hampden, Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 12:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 10:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket and 3 more | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 11:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 3:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 2 more | 97 min |
| Aug 2, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and 4 more | 88 min |
| Aug 3, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 65 min |
| Aug 10, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire | 85 min |
| Aug 11, 10:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Hampden, Hampshire, Norfolk, Worcester | 88 min |
| Aug 16, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 93 min |
| Sep 9, 11:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester | 36 min |
| Sep 9, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Dukes, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and 1 more | 94 min |
| Oct 1, 10:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk | 62 min |
| Oct 1, 2:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire | 96 min |
| Nov 15, 6:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket | 114 min |
| Dec 11, 7:30 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 4 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:21 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire | 4 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:36 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 19, 12:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 6:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 6:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Essex, Franklin, Middlesex, Suffolk, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:32 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester | 4 hr |
| Dec 31, 7:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk and 3 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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