Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Wednesday 7/12/17 Severe Weather/Flash Flood Potential

July 12, 2017 Rob Macedo Leave a comment

Hello to all…

..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms are possible to likely through Wednesday Evening. Strong to damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flash flooding of urban and poor drainage areas are the main threats. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed all of Southern New England in a marginal risk for severe weather today..
..A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through 9 PM Wednesday Evening for Hampden, Southern Worcester, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Counties of Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and all of Rhode Island and except Block Island Rhode Islamd..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is likely today for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. Ops at NWS Taunton are possible for the later afternoon/early evening timeframe..

SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

NWS Taunton Flash Flood Watch Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.wgus61.KBOX.html

NWS Taunton Experimental Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/box/ehwo

NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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