A strong cold front swept across north central and northeast Connecticut during the afternoon of 17 February 2006. This cold front produced high winds that brought down trees, limbs, and wires down across Hartford county.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A strong cold front swept across north central and northeast Connecticut during the afternoon of 17 February 2006. This cold front produced high winds that brought down trees, limbs, and wires down across Hartford county. More specifically, trees and wires were reported down in East Hartford, on Route 83 in Manchester, and on Dowd Street in Newington. No known injuries directly resulted from this high wind event.
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 Feb 17, 12:50 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1250 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 .SHORT TERM.../MESOSCALE UPDATE/... WORCESTER COUNTY ACTIVITY IS HOLDING ITS OWN AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD COAST. STILL NO LIGHTNING AS CORE OF ACTIVITY REMAINS SHALLOW...BUT KBOX WSR-88D SHOWS 60+KT IN LOWEST 4000 FT NOT MUCH ROTATION EITHER BUT THERE WERE SOME SIGNS OF MID LEVELS SHOWING SOME VERY WEAK ROTATION. THAT SEEMS TO HAVE DIMINISHED IN PAST SEVERAL VOLUME SCANS. THIS REMAINS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE ARE GETTING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES. ALSO JUST GOT A REPORT OF A WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTH CHELMSFORD MA HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN MA...RI AND NE CT WITHIN NEXT HOUR. WE ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR URBAN AREAS INCLUDING DOWNTOWN BOSTON...AS THERE IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL OF FALLING DEBRIS AS STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVE. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OVERTURNING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD BACK ON ISSUING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS... FOR NOW...GIVEN LACK OF LIGHTNING WITH THIS LINE AND ARE HANDLING IT VIA STRONGLY WORDED STATEMENTS. DRV/JWD && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 415 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/... NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE OPERATIONAL THINKING...A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH TODAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND A 2-3 HOUR PERIOD OF SHOWERS. MODELS SHOW 50-55 KNOT SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 950 MB MOVING OVERHEAD AT 12Z AND INTENSIFYING TO 65 KNOTS EAST OF CAPE COD AT 18Z WITH 50 KNOTS EXTENDING WEST TO A MERRIMACK VALLEY-HARTFORD LINE. BUT THE LAPSE RATE FROM THERE TO THE SURFACE IS RATHER LOW THIS MORNING...ONLY 1-3C PER KM...WHICH WOULD WORK AGAINST BRINGING MUCH OF THAT WIND TO THE SURFACE. THE HIGHER HILLTOPS...REACHING 1500 FEET OR HIGHER AND STICKING ABOVE THIS LOW LAYER AIR...WOULD BE MORE PRONE TO THE STRONGER WINDS EARLY ON. BY 18Z THE LAPSE RATE IS UP TO 5-6C PER KM...CLOSE ENOUGH TO MOIST ADIABATIC TO CONSIDER WIND TRANSFER TO THE SURFACE VIA SHOWERS. SO WHILE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING IN THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT THE BEST CHANCE FOR DAMAGING PREFRONTAL WIND/GUSTS WILL COME LATER THIS MORNING AS SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE AREA. AS NOTED BY OUR COLLEAGUES AT UPTON NY...A GUST TO 49 KTS OCCURRED NEAR SHOWERS APPROACHING CLEVELAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT STILL COMES THROUGH MIDDAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WE THEN MOVE INTO STRONG COLD ADVECTION WITH TEMPERATURES DIVING DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOOKING UPSTREAM AGAIN TO OHIO...TOLEDO WENT FROM 57-58 DOWN TO 34 IN 4 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO TURNING US COLD...THIS WILL PROMOTE DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE RATES TO AT LEAST 900 MB AND POSSIBLY TO 850 MB...WHERE WESTERLY 50-60 KT WINDS WILL RESIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THAT WIND SHOULD MIX TO THE SURFACE IN THE HOURS IMMEDIATELY AFTER FROPA. WINDS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT AND THESE FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT BOTH MOVE OFF. BASED ON ALL THIS...THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO FEATURE SHOWERS TODAY AND A HIGH WIND WARNING THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE STARTING OUT IN THE 40S MOST PLACES WITH AN UPWARD TREND AT MANY STATIONS OVERNIGHT. MOS IS TYPICALLY TOO COLD ON MAX TEMPS IN THIS SITUATION SO WE WILL GO WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE 50S...WARMEST IN SOUTHEAST MASS AND RI. MOS TEMPS FOR TONIGHT LOOK FINE. LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... ARCTIC FRONT COMES THROUGH SATURDAY ROUGHLY BETWEEN 12-18Z WITH SNOW SQUALLS POSSIBLE...WINDEX TYPE SIGNATURE. ETA CROSS SECTIONS SHOW SPIKE IN LOW LEVEL OMEGA OVERLAYING RH OF 80 PERCENT OR MORE UP TO 5K FEET. BEST CHANCE APPEARS TO BE ACROSS SW NH...THEN INTO NORTHERN MASS...FROM ORE-FIT-LWM...AND COULD SWEEP ACROSS BAF-ORH-BOS BEFORE FALLING APART. HIGHS SATURDAY RANGE FROM AROUND 20 ACROSS SW NH...INTO THE LOW 30S ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST. WENT ABOVE MOS GUIDANCE FOR POPS AND CARRIED CHANCE FOR SHSN FOR MOST OF REGION EXCEPT ALONG SOUTHERN ZONES. BONE CHILLING COLD FOLLOWS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA. LOWS BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...BUT BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN VALLEYS. SHELTERED VALLEYS PROTECTED FROM RESIDUAL NW WINDS COULD DIP DOWN TO -5 TO -15F. ON SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NATIONS EAST AND A WESTERLY FLOW WILL ENABLE TEMPS TO REBOUND INTO THE 20S. THE HIGH SHIFTS OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN ON MONDAY...THERE EXISTS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR WARM AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION. THE WAA IS WEAK...BUT WITH A SURFACE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY MID LEVEL LIFT AND A SHORT WAVE MOVING OVERHEAD...SLIGHT CHANCE IS THE WAY TO GO. AND A SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW OVER SOUTH COAST COULD YIELD OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG OUR SOUTH COAST. HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS FOR TUESDAY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR WAA SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. NO CHANGES MADE TO FORECAST BEYOND TUESDAY. AVIATION... MOSTLY 10 THOUSAND FOOT CIGS OR HIGHER EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT THE CIGS LOWER TO 5000-6000 FEET WITH THE SHOWERS TO OUR WEST AND TO 2000 FEET IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE FORECAST WILL TREND DOWN THROUGH THESE LEVELS TODAY WITH THE LOWEST CIGS/VSBYS ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MIDDAY AND EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING CIGS AND VSBYS BACK TO UNRESTICTED BY EVENING. ANOTHER AREA OF CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE REGION 06Z-12Z SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MOVING IN AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL RIDE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS UP TO 65 KTS OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. WE ARE FORECASTING LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT ALL TAF SITES THIS MORNING AND UP UNTIL COLD FROPA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH DURING THE NIGHT. MARINE... STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS. 50-65 KT WINDS WILL BE JUST A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET OFF THE DECK...AND ESPECIALLY AS ANY SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE WATERS WE MAY SEE SOME WINDS GUSTS IN THAT RANGE. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A STRONG PUSH OF COLD AIR. WIND GUSTS OF 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD FOLLOWING THE FRONT. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR CTZ002>004 UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY. MA...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MAZ002>024-026 UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY. NH...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NHZ011-012-015 UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY. RI...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR RIZ001>008 UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY. MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR ANZ230>237 UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY. ...STORM WARNING FOR ANZ250-254-255 UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 525 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-181030- BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT- NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT- WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT- 525 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM 8AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 9PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WARNING STATEMENT...BOSNPWBOX...FOR MORE DETAILS. STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...BOSCWFBOX...FOR MORE SPECIFICS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WILL DELIVER AN ARCTIC CHILL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IN ITS WAKE. THE BRUNT OF THE BITTER COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL TO SUB-ZERO LEVELS ACROSS NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SINGLE NUMBERS ELSEWHERE. THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM -5 TO -20 DEGREES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND WIND GUSTS. KAB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1232 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0932 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MIDDLEBOROUGH 41.90N 70.93W
02/17/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKEVILLE 41.85N 70.95W
02/17/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENFIELD 42.59N 72.60W
02/17/2006 FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMB SNAPPED OFF TREE
1158 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SWANZEY 42.87N 72.28W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN.
1205 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOUTHWICK 42.05N 72.77W
02/17/2006 HAMPDEN MA EMERGENCY MNGR
FOUR TREES DOWN...ON COSE HILL RD...VINING HILL RD...MORT
VINING RD...AND LAUREN LN.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG KEENE 42.95N 72.30W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
02/17/2006 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON GRANT ST.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SHIRLEY 42.54N 71.65W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TOWNSEND RD.
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG AYER 42.56N 71.59W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON PLEASANT ST.
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GAFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1240 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 CTZ004-MAZ013-017-018-RIZ001-002-171900- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT- 1240 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND INTO RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... AT 1240 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL...EXTENDING FROM WORCESTER TO WOODSTOCK. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE NEAR... THOMPSON AND PUTNAM BY 1250 PM... BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER BY 100 PM... CUMBERLAND...WOONSOCKET...NORTH SMITHFIELD AND LINCOLN BY 110 PM... FRANKLIN...FOXBOROUGH...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH AND PLAINVILLE BY 130 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH. SMALL HAIL MAY ALSO COVER THE GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DRV/JWD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1244 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 MAZ005>007-014>016-019-171900- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- 1244 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... AT 1244 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL...EXTENDING FROM NASHUA TO WORCESTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE NEAR... WILMINGTON...SUDBURY...SALISBURY AND NORTH ANDOVER BY 1250 PM... WOBURN...WINCHESTER...WESTON AND WAYLAND BY 100 PM... DOWNTOWN BOSTON...HULL AND WENHAM BY 110 PM EST. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL FOR FALLING DEBRIS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH. SMALL HAIL MAY ALSO COVER THE GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DRV/JWD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1247 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0932 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MIDDLEBOROUGH 41.90N 70.93W
02/17/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKEVILLE 41.85N 70.95W
02/17/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENFIELD 42.59N 72.60W
02/17/2006 FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMB SNAPPED OFF TREE
1158 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SWANZEY 42.87N 72.28W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN.
1205 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOUTHWICK 42.05N 72.77W
02/17/2006 HAMPDEN MA EMERGENCY MNGR
FOUR TREES DOWN...ON COSE HILL RD...VINING HILL RD...MORT
VINING RD...AND LAUREN LN.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG KEENE 42.95N 72.30W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
02/17/2006 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON GRANT ST.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SHIRLEY 42.54N 71.65W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TOWNSEND RD.
1221 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FITCHBURG 42.59N 71.82W
02/17/2006 M60.00 MPH WORCESTER MA ASOS
GUST TO 52 KNOTS AT ASOS.
1225 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTFORD 42.58N 71.43W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON A VEHICLE ON CHAMBERLAIN RD.
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG AYER 42.56N 71.59W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON PLEASANT ST.
1232 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ALSTEAD 43.15N 72.37W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH TRAINED SPOTTER
SPRUCE TREE DOWNED.
1245 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST CHELMSFORD.
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GAFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
102 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0932 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MIDDLEBOROUGH 41.90N 70.93W
02/17/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKEVILLE 41.85N 70.95W
02/17/2006 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENFIELD 42.59N 72.60W
02/17/2006 FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMB SNAPPED OFF TREE
1158 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SWANZEY 42.87N 72.28W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN.
1205 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOUTHWICK 42.05N 72.77W
02/17/2006 HAMPDEN MA EMERGENCY MNGR
FOUR TREES DOWN...ON COSE HILL RD...VINING HILL RD...MORT
VINING RD...AND LAUREN LN.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG KEENE 42.95N 72.30W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SHIRLEY 42.54N 71.65W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON TOWNSEND RD. TREE DOWN ON RT. 2A.
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
02/17/2006 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON GRANT ST.
1221 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FITCHBURG 42.59N 71.82W
02/17/2006 M60.00 MPH WORCESTER MA ASOS
GUST TO 52 KNOTS AT ASOS.
1225 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTFORD 42.58N 71.43W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON A VEHICLE ON CHAMBERLAIN RD.
1229 PM TSTM WND GST GROTON 42.61N 71.57W
02/17/2006 M70.00 MPH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTFORD 42.58N 71.43W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON PLEASANT ST. TREE DOWN ON A CAR
WITH POSSIBLE INJURY.
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG AYER 42.56N 71.59W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON PLEASANT ST.
1232 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ALSTEAD 43.15N 72.37W
02/17/2006 CHESHIRE NH TRAINED SPOTTER
SPRUCE TREE DOWNED.
1245 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
02/17/2006 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD MILL RD.
1245 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST CHELMSFORD.
1250 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LITTLETON 42.54N 71.47W
02/17/2006 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN HARTWELL/GREAT ROAD.
1250 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
02/17/2006 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON SERGEANT ST.
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROYALSTON 42.68N 72.18W
02/17/2006 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON NORTH FITZWILLIAM RD.
&&
GAFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 107 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>019-RIZ001-171900- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT- 107 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... AT 105 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL EXTENDING FROM NEWBURYPORT TO FRAMINGHAM AND PUTNAM. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE NEAR... BOSTON...NORWOOD...FRANKLIN AND NORTH SMITHFIELD BY 115 PM... SMITHFIELD...LINCOLN AND CUMBERLAND BY 120 PM... CENTRAL FALLS AND WEYMOUTH BY 130 PM EST... TAUNTON...BROCKTON AND SCITUATE BY 145 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND REPORTS OF WINDOW DAMAGE AND FLYING DEBRIS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE HIGH WINDS SUBSIDE. PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND OTHER URBAN AREAS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL FOR FALLING DEBRIS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER THE BRIDGES IN OUR REGION MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN CAUSE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TO OVERTURN. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH. SMALL HAIL MAY ALSO COVER THE GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DRV/JWD
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