Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 2, 2006

Name: Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 2, 2006
Start: 2006-08-02T16:40
End: 2006-08-02T17:30
Location: Connecticut

August 2, 2006 · NWS BOX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Massachusetts late in the afternoon and traveled southward, affecting parts of northeast Connecticut before exiting southern Rhode Island and Cape Cod - a path of approximately 175 miles. The complex of storms grazed Windham County, as they tracked from Worcester County Massachusetts into Rhode Island.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $12,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwest Massachusetts late in the afternoon and traveled southward, affecting parts of northeast Connecticut before exiting southern Rhode Island and Cape Cod - a path of approximately 175 miles. This short-lived derecho produced widespread wind damage throughout the region.The complex of storms grazed Windham County, as they tracked from Worcester County Massachusetts into Rhode Island. Damaging winds brought down trees and wires in Thompson and Killingly. To date, the last derecho to affect southern New England was on July 15, 1995, when a band of severe thunderstorms raced from Michigan at midnight to the Massachusetts coast by 8 am. Those storms produced a wind gust to 93 mph at Otis Massachusetts in Berkshire County, and damage was reported as far east as Worcester County.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 2, 4:30 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 4:30 PM EST, 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
530 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EXPANDED INTO NORTHERN CT...NORTHERN RI
AND EASTERN MA...

.MESOSCALE UPDATE 5...
WW 671 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT.

WE HAVE LOCALLY EXPANDED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INTO NORTHERN
CT...NORTHERN RI AND EASTERN MA WHICH ARE IN PATH OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX NOW MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MA. ALTHOUGH
NORTHERN CT AND NORTHERN RI SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED...THERE
MAY BE OUTFLOW FROM THIS COMPLEX WHICH COULD IGNITE ADDITIONAL
SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WE COORDINATED WITH SPC AND
DECIDED TO HANDLE THIS EXPANSION LOCALLY DUE TO RELATIVELY SMALL
COVERAGE WHICH DOES NOE WARRANT A NEW WW.

ONE THING WE HAVE NOTICED ON SATELLITE IMAGES...WITH UPPER RIDGE
PARKED OVER US WE ARE NOT SEEING BLOWOFF FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEX RIDE TO ITS EAST. IT IS ACTUALLY PUSHING OFF TO NE...WHICH
IS ALLOWING FOR CONTINUED DESTABILIZATION AHEAD OF THE LINE

REMAINDER NO CHANGE FROM EARLIER.

LINE OF SEVERE STORMS CURRENTLY MARCHING TOWARD QUABBIN RESERVOIR
AND INTO EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY...HEADING INTO WORCESTER COUNTY NEXT
HOUR. GOOD MARC /MID ALTITUDE RADIAL CONVERGENCE/ SIGNATURE NOW
NOTED NEAR QUABBIN...SO EXPECT THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS TO CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE AS IT MOVES THROUGH WORCESTER COUNTY...IN
ADDITION TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL. ALSO STARTING TO SHOW A NICE LINE
ECHO WAVE PATTERN...INDICATIVE OF CONTINUED WIND DAMAGE THREAT.

WE ALSO SEE NO REASON WHY THIS COMPLEX WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT
FARTHER SE...INTO FAR NE CT...NORTHERN RI AND SE MA WITHIN NEXT 3
HOURS. THERE IS PLENTY OF CAPE AVAILABLE IN THIS HOT AND HUMID
AIRMASS AND A DECENT W FLOW WILL PREVENT ANY STABILIZING OCEAN
INFLUENCE FROM ENTERING PICTURE. THERE IS INCREASING MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THIS LINE AS WELL.

BOTTOM LINE...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS INTO NE CT...NORTHERN RI
AND SE MA AFTER 6 PM EDT.

JWD

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND THURSDAY/...
USED A BLEND OF THE GFS AND NAM WHICH HAVE SIMILAR SYNOPTIC
SOLUTIONS.  EXPECTING THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TO CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY.  A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE A BETTER FOCUS FOR
CONVECTION THAN HAS BEEN AVAILABLE DURING THIS HEAT SPELL.  THINK
THE MOS POPS ARE TOO LOW...AND WILL GO ABOVE THEM FOR LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

LOTS OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR SHOULD BE AVAILABLE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...SO THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

MOS TEMPERATURES LOOK REASONABLE FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...SO DID
NOT STRAY TOO FAR. WILL CONTINUE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES. AM A LITTLE CONCERNED DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM CONVECTION MAY
PREVENT THE MERRIMACK VALLEY IN MA FROM REACHING THE CRITERIA
OUTRIGHT THURSDAY...BUT IT IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO KEEP IT GOING FOR NOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXPECTED BE IN THE PROCESS OF
TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITABLE
WATER STILL IN THE 1.5 TO 2 INCH RANGE IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT...WITH
LINGERING INSTABILITY DURING THE EARLY EVENING WILL HAVE THE CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL.

DURING FRIDAY MORNING GFS SHOWS A MORE COMFORTABLE AIRMASS MOVING
INTO THE REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BRING MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES...BUT MORE NOTICEABLY BY FRIDAY A
5 TO 10 DEGREE DROP IN DEW POINTS IS EXPECTED.

THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER NEW ENGLAND DURING SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS FOR THIS WEEKEND.

A SECOND COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...HAVE CHANCE POPS IN ZONES FOR THIS FEATURE.
ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DRY OUT THE AREA AGAIN
FOR NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AS WELL AS AREAS OF HAZE OVERNIGHT...WILL RESULT IN MVFR
VISIBILITY AT LEAST.  MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.  PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST TAFS FOR MORE DETAILS AND TIMING.

&&

.MARINE...
WNA WAVE MODEL STILL TRIES TO BUILD SEAS TOO MUCH OVERNIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...BASED UPON LATEST BUOY REPORTS.  HAVE DROPPED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY AS A RESULT.  GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS
EXPECTED.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WATERS
EAST OF MA MAY RESULT IN WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

LONG TERM...WIND GUSTS AND SEAS MAY APPROACH SCA CRITERIA DURING
THURSDAY NIGHT ON OUTER COASTAL WATERS DUE TO LOW PRESSURE CROSSING
INTO THE WATERS...AND ACCOMPANYING SOUTHWEST FLOW BEFORE LOW PASSES
EAST. HIGH PRESSURE TO FOLLOW FOR FRI PM THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...
PVD SET A RECORD HIGH YESTERDAY WITH 97 DEGREES. A RECORD REPORT HAS
BEEN ISSUED.

RECORD WARM MINIMUMS FOR AUGUST 1
BOSTON....... 77 OLD RECORD 75 IN 1969
PROVIDENCE... 75 OLD RECORD 75 IN 1999

RECORD HIGHS FOR TODAY AUGUST 2
BOSTON....... 102 IN 1975
PROVIDENCE... 104 IN 1975 /ALSO ALL TIME HIGH/
HARTFORD..... 101 IN 1975
WORCESTER.... 96 IN 1975

RECORD WARM MINIMUMS FOR AUGUST 2
BOSTON....... 74 IN 1980
PROVIDENCE... 78 IN 1933
HARTFORD..... 74 IN 1933
WORCESTER.... 76 IN 1917

RECORD HIGHS FOR THURSDAY AUGUST 3:
BOSTON     97 IN 1929
PROVIDENCE 97 IN 1930
HARTFORD   98 IN 1930
WORCESTER  94 IN 1930

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR CTZ002>004 UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY.
MA...HEAT ADVISORY FOR MAZ002-008-009-023 UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY.
  ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR MAZ003>007-010-012-014>016-019-021-
     022-026 UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY.
  ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR MAZ005-006-010-012-014>016-019-021>023 FROM
     11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM THURSDAY.
  ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR MAZ011-013-017-018-020 UNTIL 5 PM
     THURSDAY.
NH...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR NHZ011-012-015 UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY.
RI...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR RIZ001>006 UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY.
  ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR RIZ007 UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY.
  ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR RIZ007 FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM THURSDAY.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ254-255 FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO
     NOON THURSDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...BELK
LONG TERM...JWD/NMB
AVIATION...BELK

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 4:35 AM EST, 12 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
535 AM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

ANZ230>237-250-254-255-CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-
RIZ001>008-030945-
BARNSTABLE-BLOCK ISLAND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-BOSTON HARBOR-BRISTOL-
BUZZARDS BAY-CAPE COD BAY-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY-CHESHIRE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM TO PLYMOUTH MA OUT
40 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NANTUCKET MA TO MARTHAS VINEYARD MA TO BLOCK
ISLAND RI TO MONTAUK NY SOUTHEAST TO 20NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-DUKES-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN HAMPDEN-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-EASTERN KENT-EASTERN NORFOLK-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH-HARTFORD-NANTUCKET-NANTUCKET SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
NEWPORT-NORTHERN BRISTOL-NORTHERN WORCESTER-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-SUFFOLK-TOLLAND-VINEYARD SOUND-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-WESTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPDEN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-WESTERN KENT-
WESTERN NORFOLK-WESTERN PLYMOUTH-WINDHAM-
535 AM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...
SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.  A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE BERKSHIRES AND FOR MARTHAS VINEYARD.  ONLY NANTUCKET AND BLOCK
ISLAND ARE NOT COVERED BY EITHER THE WARNING OR THE ADVISORY.  HEAT
INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 110 TO 115 IN THE WARNING AREA...AND VALUES
WILL BE UP TO 105 DEGREES IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE
GREATER SPRINGFIELD AREA AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.  NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES IN THIS AREA WILL REMAIN WARM WITH READINGS IN THE
70S AND LOWER 80S.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CARRY A RISK OF
LIGHTNING.  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM FOR THE GREATER
SPRINGFIELD AREA AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT
DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON...INTERIOR NORTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY...THE AREA AROUND
NORTHAMPTON AND AMHERST...COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY...CAPE COD AND
MARTHAS VINEYARD.  HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 110 DEGREES IN THE
WARNING AREA...AND VALUES WILL BE UP TO 105 DEGREES IN THE ADVISORY
AREA.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON
THURSDAY.  ALL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CARRY A RISK OF LIGHTNING. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.  THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH A RISK OF LIGHTNING...
ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 1 PM TODAY.

WTB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 2, 3:51 PM EST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
451 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  42.52N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON STEADY LANE.

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTHAMPTON             42.27N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HADLEY                  42.35N 72.58W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

&&

WALTD

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:00 PM EST, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
500 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

CTZ004-MAZ005-013-017-RIZ001>004-022200-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN KENT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WINDHAM CT-
500 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT INTO
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN
6 PM AND 8 PM...

AT 5 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHICOPEE TO
HARDWICK AND BARRE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

ON THIS TRACK...THESE STORMS WILL REACH A LINE FROM THOMPSON
CONNECTICUT TO HOPKINTON MASSACHUSETTS AROUND 6 PM.

THEY SHOULD THEN REACH A LINE FROM SMITHFIELD AND CUMBERLAND RHODE
ISLAND...TO MEDWAY AND NATICK MASSACHUSETTS AROUND 630 PM...BEFORE
POSSIBLY GETTING TO PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON AND NORWOOD AROUND 7 PM.

WHILE THESE STORMS MAY NOT REMAIN SEVERE...THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

THOSE WHO MAY BE OUTDOORS BEATING THE HEAT AT AREA LAKES OR POOLS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SIGNS OF THREATENING WEATHER...AND GET INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

BOATERS ON LAKES OR RIVERS SHOULD HEAD TO SAFE HARBOR IF SKIES TURN
THREATENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATED STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JWD

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:01 PM EST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
501 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  42.52N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON STEADY LANE.

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTHAMPTON             42.27N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HADLEY                  42.35N 72.58W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ROUTE 202.

&&

WALTD

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:10 PM EST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
510 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  42.52N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON STEADY LANE.

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTHAMPTON             42.27N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HADLEY                  42.35N 72.58W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ROUTE 202.

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRANBY                  42.26N 72.53W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 202.

0459 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEVERETT                42.45N 72.50W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTHAMPTON             42.30N 72.77W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            6-8 DIAMETER TREE BLOWN OVER.

&&

WALTD

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:13 PM EST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
513 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  42.52N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON STEADY LANE.

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTHAMPTON             42.27N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HADLEY                  42.35N 72.58W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ROUTE 202.

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRANBY                  42.26N 72.53W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 202.

0459 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEVERETT                42.45N 72.50W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTHAMPTON             42.30N 72.77W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            6-8 DIAMETER TREE BLOWN OVER.

0511 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WARE                    42.25N 72.25W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            6 INCH LIMBS DOWN AND A TREE DOWN.

&&

WALTD

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:36 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
536 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  42.52N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHFIELD                42.53N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON STEADY LANE.

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTHAMPTON             42.27N 72.68W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HADLEY                  42.35N 72.58W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRANBY                  42.26N 72.53W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 202.

0456 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ROUTE 202.

0459 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEVERETT                42.45N 72.50W
08/02/2006                   FRANKLIN           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WIRES.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTHAMPTON             42.30N 72.77W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            6-8 DIAMETER TREE BLOWN OVER.

0511 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WARE                    42.25N 72.25W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            6 INCH LIMBS DOWN AND A TREE DOWN.

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HADLEY                  42.35N 72.58W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELCHERTOWN             42.27N 72.40W
08/02/2006                   HAMPSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRANBY                  41.95N 72.78W
08/02/2006                   HARTFORD           CT   AMATEUR RADIO

            ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLDEN                  42.35N 71.85W
08/02/2006                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LIMBS DOWN EVERYWHERE.

0520 PM     HAIL             HOLDEN                  42.35N 71.85W
08/02/2006  E0.75 INCH       WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

0522 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PALMER                  42.16N 72.32W
08/02/2006                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN

0522 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHREWSBURY              42.30N 71.72W
08/02/2006                   WORCESTER          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            1-4 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST SPRINGFIELD        42.12N 72.65W
08/02/2006                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON ASHLEY AVE.

0528 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST SPRINGFIELD        42.12N 72.65W
08/02/2006                   HAMPDEN            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN.

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Thunderstorm Wind, Windham

When: August 2, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Windham County, Thompson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 41.950, -71.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Windham

When: August 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Windham County, Killingly Center
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 41.833, -71.867

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Connecticut in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Connecticut, August 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5520772, 5520773.