A cold front moved through the area producing thunderstorms and heavy rain across Southern New England.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the area producing thunderstorms and heavy rain across Southern New England.
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, 10:05 AM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1105 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY ALONG WITH TROPICAL LIKE
HUMIDITY. THE FRONT WILL BRING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH
DRY WEATHER. SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT
WEEK ALONG WITH POSSIBLE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS NEW ENGLAND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
RATHER QUIET ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING.
THERE WAS AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM SKIRTING THE SOUTH COAST OF
MA...PRIMARILY IMPACTING THE SOUTH COASTAL SOUNDS. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WAS LINING UP TO IMPACT MARTHAS VINEYARD BETWEEN
11 AM AND NOON. THIS THUNDERSTORM DID HAVE A SLIGHT SOUTHWARD
MOTION...WHICH MAY CAUSE IT TO MISS NANTUCKET. IF NANTUCKET WERE
TO BE IMPACTED...IT SHOULD HAPPEN BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM.
THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW MUCH DESTABILIZATION WILL MATERIALIZE...
WHICH WILL BE ALL DEPENDENT UPON HOW MUCH THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
BREAK UP AND WHETHER IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH
SEVERE CONDITIONS. WET BULB ZERO VERY HIGH THIS MORNING AS WELL...
AROUND 15KFT. WITH THE TROPICAL AIR MASS IN PLACE...PW/S CONTINUE
TO INCREASE TO 2 TO 2.5 INCHES BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE MAIN THREAT
SHOULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.
THE SECOND MORE ORGANIZED ACTIVITY WILL ARRIVE DURING THE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD AND WITH A COLD FRONT. STILL HAVE MENTIONED THE
LOW CHANCE OF SEVERE CONDITIONS IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...
AS CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS. THIS LOOKS
LIKE WHEN THE BEST DYNAMICS AND SHEAR ARRIVE...BUT THERE IS STILL
THE QUESTION OF HOW MUCH CLOUD DEBRIS WILL REMAIN FROM THIS
MORNINGS ACTIVITY. THIS WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY...
WHICH WILL LIKELY MEAN ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS RATHER THAN A BIG
OUTBREAK. HAVE MAINTAINED HIGH CHANCE TO LOW LIKELY POPS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
ALSO STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS
AFTERNOONS SHOWERS AND STORMS...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL FLASH
FLOOD EVENT ESPECIALLY IF A HEAVY SHOWER OR STORM WERE TO DEPOSIT
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN ON AN URBAN CENTER. TOUGH TO PINPOINT
STILL...BUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN.
FOR NOW...LEANED TOWARD A BLEND OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND THE NAM
MOS GUIDANCE FOR TODAYS HIGHS IN THE 80S WITH THE HIGH LAUNCHING PAD
THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN AREAS LATER
THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING CLOSE TO BOSTON-WILLIMANTIC BY AROUND 00Z.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO PUSH SE OF THE REGION RATHER QUICKLY THIS
EVENING...CLEARING THE S COAST BY 06Z. MAY STILL SEE SOME LEFTOVER
SHOWERS/TSTMS...BUT WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING AS COOLER AIR
STARTS TO WORK IN. MAY STILL SEE LEFTOVER CLOUDS ACROSS S COASTAL
AREAS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THOSE SHOULD PUSH OFFSHORE.
MIGHT ALSO SEE A FEW MORE CLOUDS WORK INTO S NH AS ANOTHER TROUGH
/REFLECTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM/ WORKS INTO THE REGION.
EVEN WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...EXPECT OVERNIGHT LOWS TO FALL BACK
TO THE 60S...AS THE COOLEST AIR WILL TAKE UNTIL FRIDAY TO WORK IN.
MAY STILL SEE AROUND 70 DEGREES FOR MINS ALONG THE S COAST AS WELL
AS DOWNTOWN BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE WEATHER THEME THIS PERIOD WHICH WILL
FEATURE A MEAN TROF ACROSS EASTERN CANADA INTO THE NORTHEAST. THIS
WILL SUPPRESS THE HEAT AND TROPICAL-LIKE HUMIDITY OF RECENT DAYS
WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. IN ITS PLACE WILL BE DRIER/LESS HUMID
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THIS WEEKEND WILL
MODERATE TO SEASONABLY WARM LEVELS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE DAILY
DETAILS FOLLOW...
FRIDAY...
TRAILING/SECONDARY SHORT WAVE AND ATTENDING SURFACE TROF MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION. THERE MAY BE A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWER
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS RI AND SOUTHEAST MA IF WINDS BACK TO THE SSW
AHEAD OF THIS TROF DURING THE AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH SURFACE
INSTABILITY AS BOUNDARY LAYER DRIES CONSIDERABLY WITH SFC DEW PTS IN
THE 50S. THEREFORE WILL ONLY INTRODUCE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS RI
AND SOUTHEAST MA...WITH DRY WEATHER ELSEWHERE.
SEASONABLY WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S EXCEPT U70S HIGHER TERRAIN
WITH COOL AIR ADVECTING IN ACROSS THE REGION. MUCH LESS HUMID AS
WELL.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER EXPECTED WITH HIGH PRES OVERHEAD AND COMFORTABLE
AIR MASS IN PLACE. DEW PTS IN THE 40S SAT AND IN THE 50S SUNDAY WILL
PROVIDE COOL NIGHTS AND MILD DAYS. HIGHS MAINLY 75-80 SAT AND
WARMING A TAD SUN TO U70S AND L80S.
MON/TUE AND WED...
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON MEAN TROF REMAINING ACROSS EASTERN CANADA
AND THE NORTHEAST THIS PERIOD. THIS WILL PROVIDE SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH HEAT AND
HIGH HUMIDITY SUPPRESSED ACROSS THE MID ATLC STATES. WITH THE
NORTHWEST FLOW A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES AND ATTENDING SURFACE TROFS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. EACH TROF MAY TRIGGER A
ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS DURING THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER A
WASHOUT IS NOT EXPECTED.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
TODAY...CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR WITH AREAS OF MVFR ACROSS THE
INTERIOR DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. IFR CONDITIONS IN LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG LINGERING ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS...BUT EXPECT
IMPROVEMENT TO AT LEAST MVFR FOR A PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOON...
MAINLY DUE TO VISIBILITY IN FOG/HAZE. MVFR-IFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH
ANOTHER AROUND OF SHOWERS/TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...EXPECT LOCAL MVFR CIGS/VSBYS MAINLY ACROSS N CT/RI/SE MA
THROUGH 04Z-06Z. OTHERWISE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AS DRIER AIR
WORKS INTO THE REGION FROM THE W.
KBOS TERMINAL...VFR FOR MOST OF THIS AFTERNOON. MAY SEE LOWER
CONDITIONS AROUND OR AFTER 20Z AS SHOWERS/SCT TSTMS THAT MAY
APPROACH THE TERMINAL AT TIMES. EXPECT SW WINDS TO BECOME MORE W
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAY SEE LOCAL MVFR
VSBYS IN PATCHY FOG AFTER 02Z TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE BRIEF AS THE
DRIER AIR WORKS IN AROUND 06Z- 07Z. MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TIMING.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR. LOCAL SEA BREEZES
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
MONDAY...VFR. LOW PROBABILITY OF MVFR IN SCT AFTN SHRA/TSRA.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...SW WINDS WILL PICK UP AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS CLOSE TO
25 KT MAINLY CLOSE TO THE SOUTH COAST. HOWEVER...WITH THE
CONTINUED SW FETCH...SEAS WILL LIKELY REACH TO AROUND 5 FEET. HAVE
DELAYED THE ONSET OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ACROSS THE OUTER SOUTH
COASTAL WATERS BASED ON LATEST BUOY OBSERVATIONS.
WILL ALSO SEE SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS
AFTERNOON...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.
TONIGHT...EXPECT THE SHOWERS/TSTMS TO END THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL
REMAIN AROUND 5 FEET TONIGHT ON THE SOUTHERN OUTER WATERS...BUT
SHOULD START TO SUBSIDE AS WINDS SHIFT TO A MORE W DIRECTION.
CONTINUED THE SMALL CRAFT FOR SEAS.
OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
FRI...TROF PASSAGE WITH WIND SHIFT FROM SW TO WNW. A FEW SHOWERS MAY
ACCOMPANY THE WIND SHIFT.
SAT AND SUN...FINE BOATING WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD VSBY.
MON...TRANQUIL WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS SHOULD HOLD ON WITH JUST A
LOW PROB OF AFTN/EVENING SCATTERED SHOWER/TSTM AS WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
NH...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...EVT/NOCERA
NEAR TERM...BELK/EVT
SHORT TERM...EVT
LONG TERM...NOCERA
AVIATION...BELK/EVT/NOCERA
MARINE...BELK/EVT/NOCERAHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 427 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-060830- 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- 427 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING TODAY. THERE IS EVEN A LOW PROBABILITY FOR AN ISOLATED FLASH FLOOD EVENT. IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WOULD BE AN STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR TODAY. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-060830- 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- 427 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
114 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
MAZ024-051745-
NANTUCKET MA-
114 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
AT 113 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 5 MILES
EAST OF NANTUCKET...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. GET
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. AVOID OPEN AREAS SUCH
AS GOLF COURSES AND BALL FIELDS.
&&
LAT...LON 4126 6996 4124 6998 4123 7000 4123 7004
4124 7011 4128 7012 4131 6998 4129 6996
4127 6995
FRANKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
146 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
NHZ011-051830-
CHESHIRE NH-
146 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
AT 142 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 6 MILES
WEST OF WESTMORELAND...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF BRATTLEBORO...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHESTERFIELD...WESTMORELAND...
WALPOLE...ALSTEAD...SURRY...SWANZEY...KEENE...GILSUM...
MARLBOROUGH...TROY...ROXBURY...SULLIVAN...MARLOW...NELSON AND
HARRISVILLE.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 4318 7216 4314 7217 4313 7212 4279 7204
4281 7255 4287 7256 4291 7253 4295 7253
4301 7246 4306 7247 4312 7244 4315 7246
4316 7244 4314 7242 4314 7239 4316 7238
FRANKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
203 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
MAZ009>011-051845-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
203 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
AT 159 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WESTFIELD...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF CHICOPEE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...WEST SPRINGFIELD...AGAWAM...
HOLYOKE...CHICOPEE...SPRINGFIELD...EAST LONGMEADOW...SOUTH
HADLEY...GRANBY...LUDLOW...WILBRAHAM...HAMPDEN...BELCHERTOWN...
MONSON AND PALMER.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 4225 7282 4226 7281 4228 7231 4207 7221
4205 7278 4224 7283
FRANKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
216 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
NHZ011-015-051900-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
216 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
AT 212 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH 3 MILES
WEST OF SWANZEY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KEENE...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...SWANZEY...KEENE...MARLBOROUGH...
TROY...ROXBURY...SULLIVAN...FITZWILLIAM...NELSON...HARRISVILLE...
DUBLIN...RINDGE...JAFFREY...PETERBOROUGH...HANCOCK...WINDSOR...
SHARON...ANTRIM...BENNINGTON...NEW IPSWICH...WILTON...WEARE...
TEMPLE...NEW BOSTON...MONT VERNON...MILFORD...MASON...
LYNDEBOROUGH...HILLSBOROUGH...GREENVILLE...GREENFIELD...FRANCESTOWN
AND DEERING.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. GET
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. AVOID OPEN AREAS SUCH
AS GOLF COURSES AND BALL FIELDS.
&&
LAT...LON 4275 7163 4274 7247 4276 7249 4277 7252
4279 7252 4280 7254 4298 7250 4299 7247
4301 7246 4313 7186 4315 7170
FRANKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 236 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 MAZ004-010>012-051915- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- 236 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 AT 233 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 2 MILES EAST OF LUDLOW...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BELCHERTOWN...PALMER...WARE... BRIMFIELD...WARREN...WEST BROOKFIELD...NEW BRAINTREE... BROOKFIELD...NORTH BROOKFIELD...SPENCER...RUTLAND...PAXTON... OAKHAM...LEICESTER...EAST BROOKFIELD...CHARLTON AND AUBURN. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. GET INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. AVOID OPEN AREAS SUCH AS GOLF COURSES AND BALL FIELDS. && LAT...LON 4238 7187 4214 7181 4208 7255 4227 7256 FRANK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
241 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
MAZ004-NHZ011-012-015-051945-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN AND
CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
241 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
AT 237 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH 3 MILES
WEST OF JAFFREY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...RINDGE...JAFFREY...
PETERBOROUGH...HANCOCK...SHARON...BENNINGTON...TEMPLE...
GREENFIELD...GREENVILLE...FRANCESTOWN...WILTON...LYNDEBOROUGH...
MILFORD...MONT VERNON...NEW BOSTON...AMHERST...GOFFSTOWN...
MERRIMACK...BEDFORD...LITCHFIELD AND MANCHESTER.
FOR YOUR SAFETY...GET INSIDE WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN
LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.
THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. GET
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE NOW! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. AVOID OPEN AREAS SUCH
AS GOLF COURSES AND BALL FIELDS.
&&
LAT...LON 4306 7150 4304 7146 4303 7144 4300 7139
4294 7137 4293 7144 4284 7142 4281 7137
4272 7226 4298 7230 4307 7152
FRANKThe Boston radar (KBOX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:41 UTC.
3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two cars were stuck in flood waters on Chicopee Street with water overflowing the floorboards of the cars.
In Lynn, four cars were stuck in flood waters at Commercial and Bennett Streets. Pope Street in Salem was closed due to flooding.
Portions of Route 9 (Boylston Street) were flooded with up to three feet of water. Newton and South Streets and Clark Road were impassable due to flooding.
A 50 year old man was struck by lightning while walking in an area known as the Sugar Bowl in South Boston. Lightning struck him in the head, passing through his back and exiting his feet. He collapsed in cardiac arrest and was revived and hospitalized for several days before dying from his injuries.
Wires on Hersey Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout Scituate.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Suffolk | 2010-08-05 | 50 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, August 2010
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: 255781, 255782, 255783, 255786, 255784, 255785.