Someone at the NWS has a sense of humor. “Kirk is not expected to ‘Live long and prosper.’”
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But you knew that.
The National Weather Service put an excessive heat watch advisory for much of the Northeast in effect for Thursday and Friday. Meteorologist Alan Dunham a rising dewpoint is what will make Thursday it will feel so hot.
“We have the high temperatures and the extra moisture in the air — it’s going to make it feel hotter. Heat index values for the area will be up over 100 for both Thursday and Friday, specifically looking between 100 and 105,” Dunham said.(via WGBH News: Warnings Issued As Temps., Humidity Climb In Mass.)
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…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT…RHODE ISLAND…AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
DRY NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL IN SNOW FREE LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT…RHODE ISLAND…AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
DRY NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL IN SNOW FREE LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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AccuWeather.com - Lowell Weather Advisories - Weather Warnings & Watches for Lowell, MA Though I wish the NWS forecasts would not shout so—it’s about them being in ALL CAPS—I’m relieved in this case they are. It’s a cold, dry early spring here, folks, and we thirst for warm rains. Colds and flu like dry, too friends, so forewarned is forearmed (heh). Take precautions. |
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Welcome to climate change: a rainy spring, then hot and dry, now flooding. What will we do when the wetlands,which buffer such extremes, are gone?
Flood Advisory
Western Essex, Eastern Essex (Massachusetts)
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 237 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 2010 MAC005-009-017-021-023-025-NHC011-RIC001-003-007-102130- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.Y.0031.100710T1837Z-100710T2130Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BRISTOL RI-NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-MIDDLESEX MA-BRISTOL MA- HILLSBOROUGH NH-PROVIDENCE RI-KENT RI-PLYMOUTH MA-ESSEX MA- 237 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BARRINGTON... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... EAST CENTRAL PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LYNN...LAWRENCE...BEVERLY... EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WALTHAM...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON... CAMBRIDGE... EASTERN NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEYMOUTH...QUINCY...BROOKLINE... SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON... NORTHERN BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...ATTLEBOROUGH... WESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BROCKTON... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... * UNTIL 530 PM EDT SATURDAY * AT 235 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SLOW MOVING AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE PROVIDENCE METRO AREA NORTHEASTWARD TO THE BOSTON METRO AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN A FEW HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. EARLIER...THERE WERE REPORTS OF UP TO A FOOT OF STANDING WATER IN PARKING LOTS IN WEST BOYLSTON MASSACHUSETTS WITH SIMILAR STORMS. ALSO...WE HAVE RECEIVED A RECENT REPORT OF 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN IN ATTLEBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE OVER AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. && LAT...LON 4255 7076 4254 7089 4254 7087 4249 7083 4230 7104 4233 7097 4233 7096 4228 7101 4225 7093 4231 7089 4226 7080 4175 7087 4173 7136 4178 7139 4173 7142 4208 7128 4276 7130 4278 7080 $$ FIELDIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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