A cold front moving across New York and New England triggered a few showers and thunderstorms across western Massachusetts. Some tree damage resulted and one house was struck by lightning.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A cold front moving across New York and New England triggered a few showers and thunderstorms across western Massachusetts. Some tree damage resulted and one house was struck by lightning.
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 Jun 17, 9:27 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1027 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF MA AND CT. VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER RETURNS WEDNESDAY. DRY AND COOLER WEATHER FOLLOWS LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... 10 PM UPDATE... LINE OF TSTMS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK MOVES EAST. THIS IS TIED TO THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT CAUSED ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE PLAINS YESTERDAY...AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JET ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. THETA-E RIDGE OVER CENTRAL NY RACES EAST OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD SUPPORT SOME SHOWERS/TSTMS. THE BEST DYNAMICS REMAIN UP NORTH...BUT INSTABILITY IS BETTER TO THE SOUTH WITH 1000-1500 J/KG FEEDING INTO THE LINE FROM THE SOUTH. EXPECT TSTMS TO ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST AND MOVE EAST ACROSS OUR AREA THROUGH MORNING. BEST CHANCE SHOULD BE IN SRN NH AND NORTHERN MA...WITH LESSER CHANCE FARTHER SOUTH. ALL MODELS SHOW 45-50 KNOT WINDS AT 850 MB MOVING ALONG WITH THE LINE OF STORMS. THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND POSSIBLY SEVERE...AS THE TSTMS MOVE THROUGH. OTHER CONCERN WILL BE FOG ACROSS RI AND SOUTHEAST MASS. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THIS FOG IN PLACE AND OBSERVATIONS SHOW PATCHES OF 1/4 MILE VSBYS...DENSE FOG...AT NEWPORT AND FMH. HIGH DEWPOINTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MOISTURE FOR FOG. EARLIER DISCUSSION... SUBSIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED DRIER AIR ALOFT OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SO FAR SUPPRESSING ANY SHOWER/TSTM DEVELOPMENT. STRATUS AND FOG CONTINUE TO LINGER ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. THIS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE EVENING AND PROBABLY MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT. GIVEN THE LOW LEVEL FLOW REMAINS SOUTHWEST NOT EXPECTING THE STRATUS TO ADVECT MUCH FARTHER NORTH THAN PVD TO PYM. PATCHY DENSE FOG IS LIKELY EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS AREA OF STRATUS AS THE BLYR COOLS TONIGHT. HOWEVER THIS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE SOUTH COAST. BECOMING CONCERNED ON UPSTREAM CONVECTION OVER THE GREAT LAKES INTO WESTERN NY. THESE TSTMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A ROBUST SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND A REMNANT EML /ELEVATED MIXED LAYER/. VERY IMPRESSIVE WIND FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SHORT WAVE WITH 0-6 KM DEEP LAYER SHEAR UP TO 60-70 ACROSS SOUTHEAST ONTARIO! THUS THESE STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING. ALL MODEL GUIDANCE TRACKS STRONGEST Q/G FORCING ACROSS NORTHERN NY AND NEW ENGLAND 00Z THRU 09Z. IN ADDITION A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OF AROUND 45-50 KT AT 850 MB WILL HELP SUSTAIN MCS AS IT TRACKS ACROSS NY STATE THIS EVENING. BETTER INSTABILITY AS EXPECTED IS FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS LOW AND MID HUDSON VALLEY INTO WESTERN MA/CT. THESE EMLS ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A MID LEVEL CAP/SUBSIDENCE INVERSION. IF THE CAP DOESN/T ERODE CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED. HOWEVER APPROACHING SHORT WAVE TROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IS FAIRLY ROBUST AND SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO ERODE THE CAP AND UNLEASH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION UPSTREAM CONVECTION OVER NY STATE THIS EVENING MAY GENERATE A COLD POOL AND INITIATE ADDITIONAL CONVECTION TOWARD WESTERN MA/CT. GIVEN ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR THE RISK OF A FEW STRONG STORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE CT RVR VLY...I-91 CORRIDOR AND POINTS WEST. MODELS WEAKEN THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WIND FIELDS AS THEY PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE EXPECTING STORMS TO WEAKEN AS THE CONVECTION ENTERS RI AND EASTERN MA. MAIN HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS ARE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN /PWATS +2 SD/ AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... WEDNESDAY... SHOULD BE A QUIET DAY AS MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OFFSHORE IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY SUBSIDENCE AND MID LEVEL DRYING BEHIND THIS FEATURE. THIS SHOULD SUPPRESS ANY CONVECTION. IN ADDITION WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PROVIDE SOME BLYR DRYING AND LIMIT CONVERGENCE. TEMPS WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S...INCLUDING THE BEACHES GIVEN THE WEST WIND. THE BREEZY CONDITIONS /WEST WIND 15-25 MPH/ WILL ALSO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF FROM THE VERY WARM TEMPS AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH DEW PTS IN THE 60S. ANY LINGERING FOG/STRATUS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS SHOULD ERODE FAIRLY QUICK GIVEN WINDS WILL BE VEERING FROM SW TO W. WED NIGHT... WEAK WAVE MAY DEVELOP ON A STALLED FRONT SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. THUS MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL OVERSPREAD CT/RI AND SOUTHEAST MA WITH A LOW RISK OF RAIN CLIPPING THE SOUTH COAST AS THIS WEAK WAVE RACES SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER MUCH IF NOT THE ENTIRE REGION WILL BE DRY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... HIGHLIGHTS... * DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER EXPECTED THU THRU SAT * SHOWERS POSSIBLE WITH LOW PRES EARLY NEXT WEEK THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THE OVERALL GREAT LAKES RIDGE/MARITIME TROUGH PATTERN BECOMES MORE ZONAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. EARLY NEXT WEEK A WAVY FRONT SETS UP ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC. RIGHT NOW...MODELS HAVE THIS AND ASSOCIATED PRECIP SET UP SOUTH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...IF THIS SHIFTS NORTHWARD WE COULD SEE MORE UNSETTLED SHOWERY WEATHER THROUGH PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...LIGHT WINDS AND QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE...ENDING UP NEAR NORMAL BY SATURDAY. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WEATHER POTENTIALLY BECOMES MORE UNSETTLED AS WAVY FRONT SETTLES ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC. EXPECTING SOME SHOWERS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ALONG THE FRONT. IF THE FRONT SETS UP FARTHER TO THE NORTH...WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE MORE SHOWERS AND FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...FEWER SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY EVEN DRY WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WARM SLOWLY THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS EXPECTED. && .AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT. MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT. HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT. TONIGHT...MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS RI AND SOUTHEAST MA INCLUDING PVD AND CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL ENTER NORTHWEST MA AND CHESHIRE CO NH AFTER 05Z AND RACE EASTWARD...MOVING OFFSHORE AROUND 10Z. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF MA AND CT. STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN AS THEY TRAVERSE WEST TO EAST. WED...IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS MAY LINGER UNTIL MIDDAY ALONG SOUTH COAST. OTHERWISE VFR ALONG WITH DRY WEATHER. WEST WINDS MAY GUSTS UP TO 20-25 KT. WED NIGHT...VFR BUT SHOWERS MAY CLIP THE SOUTH COAST. KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. LOWER CONFIDENCE ON EXACT TIMING OF TSRA. KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. A FEW TSTMS THIS EVENING MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS FROM 01Z-06Z. OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR. SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE. MAINLY VFR. LOW PROBABILITY OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...CAPE...AND ISLANDS IN - SHRA/FG. && .MARINE... FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS... LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT. MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT. HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT. TONIGHT... LOW CLOUDS/STRATUS AND FOG WILL IMPACT THE WATERS TONIGHT. LOWEST VSBYS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH COASTAL WATERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. SOME STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. WED... SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNRISE WITH WINDS BECOME WEST. THIS WILL ERODE FOG WITH VSBYS IMPROVING RAPIDLY. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 KT NEAR SHORE WED AFTN. WED NIGHT...WNW WINDS SLACKEN. LOW RISK OF A FEW SHOWERS SOUTH COASTAL WATERS AS WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRES TRACKS WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... QUIET BOATING WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF GUSTY SHOWERS EARLY THURSDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY ON THE SOUTHERN WATERS...POSSIBLY LIMITING VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY. IN ADDITION...PATCHY FOG MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES SUNDAY NIGHT. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NH...NONE. RI...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WTB/NOCERA/RLG NEAR TERM...WTB/NOCERA/RLG SHORT TERM...NOCERA LONG TERM...RLG AVIATION...NOCERA/RLG MARINE...NOCERA/RLG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 401 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-182015- 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- 401 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY OF A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...MAINLY THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF SOME DENSE FOG PARTICULARLY FOR SOUTH COASTAL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-182015- 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- 401 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE STRONG. THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY OF DENSE FOG ACROSS PARTICULARLY THE SOUTHERN WATERS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1039 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-180530- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1039 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND... THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK WILL RACE EAST TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM...MOVING EAST TO MANCHESTER...NASHUA...AND WORCESTER BETWEEN 3 AM AND 4 AM. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS. A FEW MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. BUT THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TIMING OF THAT WEAKENING. STAY ALERT TO UPDATED STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WTB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1155 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-180530- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 1155 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AT 1155 PM...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM RUTLAND COUNTY VERMONT SOUTHWEST TO WASHINGTON...SARATOGA...AND SCHENECTADY COUNTIES IN NEW YORK AND FARTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE LINE WAS RACING TO THE EAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH AND WILL BE APPROACHING NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE AROUND 1 AM. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE WITH MANY DOWNED TREES. THEY ALSO WERE PRODUCING VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS THEY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION. STAY ALERT TO UPDATED STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FIELD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
129 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
CTZ002-MAZ008>011-180630-
HARTFORD-WESTERN HAMPDEN-EASTERN HAMPDEN-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-WESTERN
HAMPSHIRE-
129 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS...
AT 125 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR OTIS TO NEAR FALLS
VILLAGE TO NEAR HOPEWELL JUNCTION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG
WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...CHICOPEE...ENFIELD...WESTFIELD...HOLYOKE...WINDSOR...
AGAWAM...WEST SPRINGFIELD...SIMSBURY...BLOOMFIELD...AVON...
LONGMEADOW...SUFFIELD...EAST LONGMEADOW...WILBRAHAM...WINDSOR
LOCKS...GRANBY...CANTON...SOUTHWICK AND BURLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. FOR YOUR
SAFETY...GO INSIDE OR IN A VEHICLE. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN AREAS SUCH AS
BALL FIELDS...GOLF COURSES AND PARKS. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER
THE STORMS END TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4231 7300
4231 7303 4235 7306 4212 7242 4172 7300
4180 7302 4181 7295 4189 7294 4190 7291
4197 7289 4197 7303 4204 7301 4204 7306
4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 320DEG 36KT 4222 7304 4200 7343 4158 7374
FIELDThe Albany radar (KENX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:48 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 7 inch diameter tree limb was downed by thunderstorm winds, partially blocking Clark Wright Road. Several other smaller tree limbs also were downed.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds, blocking Shelburne Center Road.
A tree on Clubhouse Road was downed by thunderstorm winds.
A tree on South Quarter Road was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds.
Lightning struck a house on Cornell Street, resulting in minor shingle damage and fire damage to the exterior of the house.
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