Flash Flood/Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Labor Day into Tuesday 9/3/13 Timeframe
Hello to all..
..Potential for Flash Flooding and Isolated To Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms with strong winds and hail over the course of Labor Day and into Tuesday. Exact timing and extent of the flash flood and severe weather potential is uncertain..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible to likely during portions of Labor Day and into Tuesday. SKYWARN Self-Activation may also be utilized given the uncertainty of the magnitude and timing of any flash flood and/or severe weather potential..
On Sunday, flash flooding affected portions of Southern New England particularly across Central Rhode Island and portions of Southeast Middlesex, Northern and Eastern Norfolk and Suffolk Counties of Massachusetts. Isolated rainfall amounts of 2-5″ occurred resulting in numerous road closures and cars stuck in flood waters and several damaged homes and house fires due to lightning.
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1309012333.nwus51.html
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1309020219.nous41.html
Over the course of Labor Day and into Tuesday with the warm and humid air remaining in place, it will set the stage for the potential of additional isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorm development with strong winds, hail and flash flooding as potential threats. The timing of these thunderstorms are uncertain as well as magnitude. Some computer models push the threat more into Monday Night and Tuesday while other computer models have the threat over much of Monday and Tuesday across the region. This will make for difficulty in timing potential formal SKYWARN Activation and Ops at NWS Taunton and the utilization of SKYWARN Self-Activation to cover things as they unfold as what occurred on Sunday.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible to likely during portions of Labor Day and into Tuesday. SKYWARN Self-Activation may also be utilized given the uncertainty of the magnitude and timing of any flash flood and/or severe weather potential. Another coordination Message will be posted late Monday Morning or early Monday Afternoon depending on how storms evolve overnight and into Monday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html
SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KWNS/1309011731.acus02.html
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
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Hello to all..
..Potential for Flash Flooding and Isolated To Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms with strong winds and hail over the course of Labor Day and into Tuesday. Exact timing and extent of the flash flood and severe weather potential is uncertain..
..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible to likely during portions of Labor Day and into Tuesday. SKYWARN Self-Activation may also be utilized given the uncertainty of the magnitude and timing of any flash flood and/or severe weather potential..
On Sunday, flash flooding affected portions of Southern New England particularly across Central Rhode Island and portions of Southeast Middlesex, Northern and Eastern Norfolk and Suffolk Counties of Massachusetts. Isolated rainfall amounts of 2-5″ occurred resulting in numerous road closures and cars stuck in flood waters and several damaged homes and house fires due to lightning.
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1309012333.nwus51.html
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBOX/1309020219.nous41.html
Over the course of Labor Day and into Tuesday with the warm and humid air remaining in place, it will set the stage for the potential of additional isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorm development with strong winds, hail and flash flooding as potential threats. The timing of these thunderstorms are uncertain as well as magnitude. Some computer models push the threat more into Monday Night and Tuesday while other computer models have the threat over much of Monday and Tuesday across the region. This will make for difficulty in timing potential formal SKYWARN Activation and Ops at NWS Taunton and the utilization of SKYWARN Self-Activation to cover things as they unfold as what occurred on Sunday.
SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton are possible to likely during portions of Labor Day and into Tuesday. SKYWARN Self-Activation may also be utilized given the uncertainty of the magnitude and timing of any flash flood and/or severe weather potential. Another coordination Message will be posted late Monday Morning or early Monday Afternoon depending on how storms evolve overnight and into Monday Morning. Below is the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html
SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KWNS/1309011731.acus02.html
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
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