Post-Severe Weather Coordination Message – Tuesday 5/28/12 Severe Weather/Flash Flood Event

Hello to all..

..Cheshire County NH Hardest Hit by Severe Weather in the NWS Taunton Coverage area with hail over 2″ in diameter, pockets of wind damage and significant flash flooding. Pockets of wind damage occurred in portions of the Berkshires and CT River Valley of Western Massachusetts as well as in Worcester County Massachusett with pockets of hail also reported..
..Any pictures of wind damage, hail or flooding can be sent as a reply to this email or via the email address ‘pics at nsradio.org’. These pictures will be given to state and federal emergency management, media and NWS with credit given to the individual SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators taking the pictures. Also, any rainfall reports from Cheshire County NH will also be helpful..
..Below is the NWS Taunton Local Storm Report and Public Information Statement on Tuesday’s event and the complete log of reports taken at the NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Station..

NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1205300150.nwus51.html

NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Rainfall Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html

Wind Damage/Hail/Flood/Flash Flood Reports:

345 PM: Alstead, NH: 1″ Hail falling continuously
400 PM: Gilsum, NH: 3/4″ Hail at the Village Store
405 PM: Walpole, NH: Pea-3/8″ Hail mixed with heavy rain lasting 20 minutes
450 PM: Walpole, NH: Golf Ball Sized Hail
450 PM: Marlow, NH: 1/2″ Hail
600 PM: Clarksburg camp grounds- 3 trees 3-4 feet in diameter tops snapped off 10 -12 ft in the air blocking the main road into the camp and 8 camp sites
600 PM: Westmoreland, NH: 2.0-2.25″ Diameter Hail
600 PM: Walpole, NH: 2.59″ of rain
600 PM: Walpole, NH: 3/8″ Hail
605 PM: Walpole, NH: Tree down across Route 123
605 PM: Keene, NH: Golf Ball Sized Hail
612 PM: Keene, NH: Several roads flooded/impassable -> Cedar Crest Drive, Pako Drive, Colonial and Dale Drives flooded/impassable
615 PM: Lanesboro, Mass: Tree into House on Greylock Road
619 PM: Cheshire, Mass: Tree Down on House on Richardson Road
629 PM: Alstead, NH: Tree and Wires Down – Pleasant Street
629 PM: Goshen, Mass: Tree and Wires Down on Spruce Corner Road
630 PM: Westmoreland, NH: Section of road flooded and impassable on Mount Gilboa Road impeding a rescue call
630 PM: Keene, NH: 2.13″ of rain in 85 Minutes
630 PM: Walpole, NH: 2.59″ of rain
631 PM: Gilsum, NH: Route 10 -> all lanes flooded and impassable
633 PM: Sullivan, NH: Centre Street – Road totally washed out
636 PM: Keene, NH: Ferry Brook Pond Out of its banks flooding Route 9
638 PM: Keene, NH: Hurricane Road -> flooded gravel and dirt thrown in road -> road barely passable -> partial road washout
641 PM: Alstead, NH: Alstead Center Road flooded and impassable
647 PM: Keene, NH: flooded, portion of Road is washed out but passable
648 PM: Sullivan, NH: South Road closed due to flooding, Hubbard Road and East Sullivan Roads Closed due to flooding
649 PM: Gilsum, NH: Vessel Rock Road, portion of road washed out, portion of Route 10 washed out.
650 PM: Antrim, NH: Pea Sized Hail
653 PM: Walpole, NH: County Road Flooded and impassable
658 PM: Walpole, NH: Tree Down on Book Cellar Road
701 PM: Keene, NH: Tree and Wires Down on Arch Street
706 PM: Antrim, NH: Golf Ball Sized Hail near the Antrim/Bennington NH line on the Antrim NH side.
708 PM: Keene, NH: Tree and Wires Down on Arch Street
720 PM: Keene, NH: 3.05″ of rain (Storm event)
729 PM: Surry, NH: Route 12A near Carpenter Road flooded/impassable
729 PM: Nelson, NH: Murdow Hill Road flooded and impassable
828 PM: Enfield, CT: Pea Sized Hail
836 PM: West Springfield, Mass: Sylvan Street flooded with 3 feet of water, plugged storm drain exacerbated the issue
906 PM: South Glastonbury, CT: Pea Sized Hail
921 PM: Sullivan, NH: Route 9 Closed due to flooding. Valley Road, car stuck in flood waters with person trapped and needing to be rescued
923 PM: Shrewsbury, Mass: Pea Sized Hail in Route 140 area
928 PM: Worcester, Mass: Tree Down on Power Lines – Sunny Hill Drive (51 MPH wind gust at Worcester Airport)
934 PM: Berlin, Mass: Pea Sized Hail on Route 290 – Exit 25 area

Rainfall Totals 2″ or more:
Antrim, NH: 2.25″
Walpole, NH: 3.94″
Keene, NH: 4.87″
Stoddard, NH: 3.71″
Swanzey, NH: 2.20″

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org

Hello to all..

..Cheshire County NH Hardest Hit by Severe Weather in the NWS Taunton Coverage area with hail over 2″ in diameter, pockets of wind damage and significant flash flooding. Pockets of wind damage occurred in portions of the Berkshires and CT River Valley of Western Massachusetts as well as in Worcester County Massachusett with pockets of hail also reported..
..Any pictures of wind damage, hail or flooding can be sent as a reply to this email or via the email address ‘pics at nsradio.org’. These pictures will be given to state and federal emergency management, media and NWS with credit given to the individual SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators taking the pictures. Also, any rainfall reports from Cheshire County NH will also be helpful..
..Below is the NWS Taunton Local Storm Report and Public Information Statement on Tuesday’s event and the complete log of reports taken at the NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Station..

NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1205300150.nwus51.html

NWS Taunton Public Information Statement – Rainfall Reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html

Wind Damage/Hail/Flood/Flash Flood Reports:

345 PM: Alstead, NH: 1″ Hail falling continuously
400 PM: Gilsum, NH: 3/4″ Hail at the Village Store
405 PM: Walpole, NH: Pea-3/8″ Hail mixed with heavy rain lasting 20 minutes
450 PM: Walpole, NH: Golf Ball Sized Hail
450 PM: Marlow, NH: 1/2″ Hail
600 PM: Clarksburg camp grounds- 3 trees 3-4 feet in diameter tops snapped off 10 -12 ft in the air blocking the main road into the camp and 8 camp sites
600 PM: Westmoreland, NH: 2.0-2.25″ Diameter Hail
600 PM: Walpole, NH: 2.59″ of rain
600 PM: Walpole, NH: 3/8″ Hail
605 PM: Walpole, NH: Tree down across Route 123
605 PM: Keene, NH: Golf Ball Sized Hail
612 PM: Keene, NH: Several roads flooded/impassable -> Cedar Crest Drive, Pako Drive, Colonial and Dale Drives flooded/impassable
615 PM: Lanesboro, Mass: Tree into House on Greylock Road
619 PM: Cheshire, Mass: Tree Down on House on Richardson Road
629 PM: Alstead, NH: Tree and Wires Down – Pleasant Street
629 PM: Goshen, Mass: Tree and Wires Down on Spruce Corner Road
630 PM: Westmoreland, NH: Section of road flooded and impassable on Mount Gilboa Road impeding a rescue call
630 PM: Keene, NH: 2.13″ of rain in 85 Minutes
630 PM: Walpole, NH: 2.59″ of rain
631 PM: Gilsum, NH: Route 10 -> all lanes flooded and impassable
633 PM: Sullivan, NH: Centre Street – Road totally washed out
636 PM: Keene, NH: Ferry Brook Pond Out of its banks flooding Route 9
638 PM: Keene, NH: Hurricane Road -> flooded gravel and dirt thrown in road -> road barely passable -> partial road washout
641 PM: Alstead, NH: Alstead Center Road flooded and impassable
647 PM: Keene, NH: flooded, portion of Road is washed out but passable
648 PM: Sullivan, NH: South Road closed due to flooding, Hubbard Road and East Sullivan Roads Closed due to flooding
649 PM: Gilsum, NH: Vessel Rock Road, portion of road washed out, portion of Route 10 washed out.
650 PM: Antrim, NH: Pea Sized Hail
653 PM: Walpole, NH: County Road Flooded and impassable
658 PM: Walpole, NH: Tree Down on Book Cellar Road
701 PM: Keene, NH: Tree and Wires Down on Arch Street
706 PM: Antrim, NH: Golf Ball Sized Hail near the Antrim/Bennington NH line on the Antrim NH side.
708 PM: Keene, NH: Tree and Wires Down on Arch Street
720 PM: Keene, NH: 3.05″ of rain (Storm event)
729 PM: Surry, NH: Route 12A near Carpenter Road flooded/impassable
729 PM: Nelson, NH: Murdow Hill Road flooded and impassable
828 PM: Enfield, CT: Pea Sized Hail
836 PM: West Springfield, Mass: Sylvan Street flooded with 3 feet of water, plugged storm drain exacerbated the issue
906 PM: South Glastonbury, CT: Pea Sized Hail
921 PM: Sullivan, NH: Route 9 Closed due to flooding. Valley Road, car stuck in flood waters with person trapped and needing to be rescued
923 PM: Shrewsbury, Mass: Pea Sized Hail in Route 140 area
928 PM: Worcester, Mass: Tree Down on Power Lines – Sunny Hill Drive (51 MPH wind gust at Worcester Airport)
934 PM: Berlin, Mass: Pea Sized Hail on Route 290 – Exit 25 area

Rainfall Totals 2″ or more:
Antrim, NH: 2.25″
Walpole, NH: 3.94″
Keene, NH: 4.87″
Stoddard, NH: 3.71″
Swanzey, NH: 2.20″

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
http://ares.ema.arrl.org
http://beta.wx1box.org

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