A cold front moved across Southern New England into an unstable atmosphere, resulting in showers and thunderstorms forming along the front. Some of these storms became severe producing strong, damaging winds and frequent lightning strikes.
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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.
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A cold front moved across Southern New England into an unstable atmosphere, resulting in showers and thunderstorms forming along the front. Some of these storms became severe producing strong, damaging winds and frequent lightning strikes.
A group of nine people sought shelter under a tree at a sports field. Lightning struck the ground or a fence nearby and the nine felt a shock from the strike. Only minor injuries were sustained.
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 5, 4:25 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 525 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONT MAY STALL ACROSS THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE LATE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING A PERIOD OF HAZY...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING/... STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG CONTINUES TO HANG TOUGH ACROSS PORTIONS OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. MESOANALYSIS AT 3 PM INDICATED MEAN LAYER CAPE OF 1000-1500 J/KG ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN MA AND RI. WIND SHEAR REMAINS WEAK FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STILL PLENTY OF ENERGY AVAILABLE THOUGH FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COOL FRONT AT 4 PM EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST MA THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTY TO NEAR HARTFORD. THIS FRONT SHOULD REACH THE CAPE COD CANAL TOWARD 10 PM. && .SHORT TERM /10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... THIS COOL FRONT LIKELY STALLS ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT. A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST MAY INDUCE A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THIS FRONT LATE TONIGHT...FURTHER SLOWING ITS EASTWARD PROGRESS. KEPT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS INTO THURSDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT...ALL MODELS DEVELOP A LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF A STRENGTHENING 250 MB JET STREAK...ALSO AS A SHORT WAVE TRACKS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. THE GFS DEVELOPS THE STRONGEST LOW PRESSURE AMONGST THE MODEL SOLUTIONS...AS WAS TREATED AS A MODEST OUTLIER. THAT SAID...BROUGHT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FARTHER NORTHWEST INTO SOUTHEAST MA AND RI THURSDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WERE A BLEND OF THE MET AND MAV GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE SHOWING MORE SPREAD...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATTER PERIODS OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST. THIS ALL HINGES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIDGING ALONG THE E COAST AND HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. LEANED TOWARD THE HPC SUGGESTED BLEND OF THE 00Z ECMWF...EC AND CMC ENSEMBLES AND THE GFS ENSEMBLES...WHICH INDICATE A LESS AMPLIFIED THAN THE OP GFS RUN OR THE GGEM. SO...IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF SUMMER HEAT...BUT HOW LONG IS STILL IN QUESTION. FRIDAY...BUBBLE OF WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH FRONT WELL TO THE S AND NEXT SYSTEM WELL TO THE W. SOME MODELS SHOW A WEAK TROUGH ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...BUT NOT MUCH MOISTURE OR SUPPORT WITH THIS...SO MAINLY A WIND SHIFT LINE AS IT PASSES. EXPECT TEMPS TO RUN A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL...MAINLY AROUND 80. OVERNIGHT LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT MAY ALSO RUN UP TO 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH NW FLOW IN PLACE. SATURDAY...MAINLY A DRY FORECAST IN PLACE AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE REGION. QUESTION AT THIS POINT WILL BE WHETHER A LOW PASSES S OF NEW ENGLAND ALONG STATIONARY FRONT AS THE GFS SUGGESTS. HAVE PUT IN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SKIRTING THE S COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT FOR NOW...BUT LOW CONFIDENCE WITH THIS FEATURE. HAVE TEMPS RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS AROUND...AS LIGHT WINDS BACK TO S-SW. MAY SEE SEA BREEZES DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. SUNDAY...MORE CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION AS HUMIDITY INCREASES SLOWLY. MAY ALSO SEE WIDELY SCT SHOWERS ACROSS S NH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HELD OFF ANY SHOWERS/TSTMS FROM THE APPROACHING WARM FRONT AS MODELS STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY HANDLING THE TIMING OF THIS FEATURE. AS DEWPTS INCREASE...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...WILL ALSO SEE PATCHY FOG DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT. EXPECT HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 70S WITH A FEW LOWER 80S SPRINKLED IN THE LOWER CT VALLEY. MONDAY...MODELS STILL SIGNALING THE WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THIS PERIOD. TEMPS RISE DRAMATICALLY...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO AROUND 90...WARMEST ACROSS N CT/W MA AS THE SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS LIFT N OF THERE DURING THE DAY. APPEARS THEY MAY LINGER ACROSS E AND N MA/S NH THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO MON NIGHT. EXPECT TEMPS TO RUN AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...THOUGH WILL RUN A BIT COOLER ALONG THE S COAST WITH ONSHORE WINDS. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY...A LOT OF MODEL SOLUTION SPREAD DURING THIS PERIOD...ALL DEPENDENT UPON WHETHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING RE-ESTABLISHES ACROSS THE NE U.S. AS SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE MODEL SUITE SUGGEST...OR IF THE RIDGE HOLDS IN TO KEEP THE HEAT IN PLACE. FOR NOW...SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE...THOUGH LEANING TOWARD MILDER TEMPS WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S BOTH DAYS. DEPENDING WHETHER THIS UPPER LEVEL FEATURES SETS UP...COULD SEE SCATTERED DIURNAL SHOWERS/TSTMS MAINLY TUE AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH SCT SHOWERS MENTIONED FOR NOW WED AFTERNOON/EVENING. && .AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... THIS EVENING...IFR STRATUS AND FOG LINGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. VFR ELSEWHERE. SCT STRONG TSTMS EXPECTED THROUGH 06/03Z...PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHERN CT...NORTHERN RI AND MA. MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS...BUT COULD ALSO SEE SOME HAIL. TONIGHT...BECOMING VFR AT MOST LOCATIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY TO CONTINUE VCNTY CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. THU...VFR...EXCEPT POSSIBLE IFR LINGERING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SEA BREEZE POTENTIAL FOR BOS AND PVD THURSDAY AFTN. OUTLOOK /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... FRIDAY...MAINLY VFR. EXPECT EARLY MORNING MVFR-IFR VSBYS IN LEFTOVER FOG...THEN MORE PATCHY FOG DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCAL SEA BREEZES POSSIBLE. SATURDAY...VFR. PERIOD OF EARLY MORNING MVFR-IFR VSBYS IN LOW CLOUDS FOG PATCHES. MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN AREAS OF FOG SAT NIGHT. SUNDAY...MAINLY VFR. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN AREAS OF MORNING FOG...THEN MAINLY VFR. LOCAL VFR-MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN WIDELY SCT-SCT SHOWERS/ISOLD TSTMS MAINLY ACROSS S NH/W MA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MORE NIGHTTIME MVFR VSBYS IN AREAS OF FOG. MONDAY...MAINLY VFR. MVFR-IFR DURING THE EARLY MORNING AND AGAIN AT NIGHT IN LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG. LOCAL MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SCT SHWRS/TSTMS MAINLY ACROSS E AND N MA INTO S NH...THOUGH COULD SEE A FEW IN RI/N CT EARLY. && .MARINE... TRANQUIL PERIOD WITH AREAS OF FOG THE MAIN HAZARD EACH NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WNW WIND GUSTS 34 KTS OR GREATER POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST MA COAST. OUTLOOK /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... FRIDAY-SATURDAY...MAINLY W-NW WINDS BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA WITH HIGH PRES IN PLACE. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. SUNDAY...S-SE WINDS UP TO 20 KT...POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 25 KT ON THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS UP TO 4 FT. MONDAY...S-SW WINDS UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...EVT NEAR TERM...BELK SHORT TERM...BELK LONG TERM...EVT AVIATION...BELK/EVT MARINE...BELK/EVT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 444 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-062045- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 444 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOULD WEAKEN SOME AFTER SUNSET. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTY CONNECTICUT. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO 45 MPH AND CLUSTERS OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING. DAMAGE FROM WIND OR LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME THAT A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY NEXT MONDAY AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-062045- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 444 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOULD WEAKEN SOME AFTER SUNSET. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ACROSS TO COASTAL WATERS EAST OF MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT BAY. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 KT AND CLUSTERS OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. BELK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 545 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 MAZ017-020-RIZ002-004-005-052230- BRISTOL RI-EASTERN KENT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- 545 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 AT 541 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRANSTON...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF PROVIDENCE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...CRANSTON...JOHNSTON...NORTH PROVIDENCE...PROVIDENCE...CENTRAL FALLS...EAST PROVIDENCE... PAWTUCKET...SEEKONK AND REHOBOTH. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FRANK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
546 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG PLAINVILLE 42.00N 71.33W
08/05/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 1A AND VICINITY.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG FOXBOROUGH 42.07N 71.25W
08/05/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE DOWN ON A UTILITY POLE ON GARFIELD ROAD.
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITMAN 42.08N 70.93W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET.
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITMAN 42.08N 70.93W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON FOREST STREET.
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG HANSON 42.06N 70.85W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON A CAR ON ROUTE 58. THE CAR WAS DENTED.
&&
HFRANKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 550 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 MAZ018-019-052230- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 550 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 AT 546 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER PLYMPTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...PLYMPTON...KINGSTON...PLYMOUTH AND DUXBURY. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FRANK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
618 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM TSTM WND DMG WARE 42.25N 72.25W
08/05/2009 HAMPSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
UTILITY POLE DOWN ON BRIMFIELD RD
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 42.22N 72.19W
08/05/2009 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BROOKFIELD RD
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MONSON 42.13N 72.31W
08/05/2009 HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON STAFFORD RD
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG PLAINVILLE 42.00N 71.33W
08/05/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 1A AND VICINITY.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG FOXBOROUGH 42.07N 71.25W
08/05/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE DOWN ON A UTILITY POLE ON GARFIELD ROAD.
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITMAN 42.08N 70.93W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON FOREST STREET.
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITMAN 42.08N 70.93W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET.
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG HANSON 42.06N 70.85W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON A CAR ON ROUTE 58. THE CAR WAS DENTED.
&&
HFRANKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
650 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM TSTM WND DMG WARE 42.25N 72.25W
08/05/2009 HAMPSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
UTILITY POLE DOWN ON BRIMFIELD RD
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 42.22N 72.19W
08/05/2009 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BROOKFIELD RD
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MONSON 42.13N 72.31W
08/05/2009 HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON STAFFORD RD
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG PLAINVILLE 42.00N 71.33W
08/05/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 1A AND VICINITY.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG FOXBOROUGH 42.07N 71.25W
08/05/2009 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE DOWN ON A UTILITY POLE ON GARFIELD ROAD.
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITMAN 42.08N 70.93W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN ON FOREST STREET.
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITMAN 42.08N 70.93W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON TEMPLE STREET.
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG HANSON 42.06N 70.85W
08/05/2009 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMB DOWN ON A CAR ON ROUTE 58. THE CAR WAS DENTED.
0500 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 10 NNE COHASSET 42.32N 70.75W
08/05/2009 E43.00 MPH ANZ251 MA BUOY
&&
HFRANKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 705 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 MAZ017-018-020-021-RIZ002-004-005-052345- BRISTOL RI-EASTERN KENT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 705 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009 AT 704 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 3 MILES NORTH OF BARRINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...WARREN...REHOBOTH...SWANSEA... SOMERSET...DIGHTON...BERKLEY...TAUNTON...FREETOWN...RAYNHAM... LAKEVILLE AND MIDDLEBOROUGH. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FRANK
The Boston radar (KBOX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:03 UTC.
2 lightning, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several streets in Cranston were flooded with water halfway up car tires (about 6 inches).
Nine people, taking shelter under a tree at Foster Memorial Park, were injured when lightning struck nearby. Five of the injured refused medical treatment, the other four were transported to a nearby hospital. There were only minor injuries. No information was available on their ages.
Lightning struck a house on North Lane, resulting in a house fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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