Special Announcement: 26th Anniversary of Hurricane Bob – 8/19/91 and Flash Flood Event on Cape Cod Saturday 8/19/17
Hello to all…
Saturday August 19th 1991 marks the 26th anniversary of Hurricane Bob. Hurricane Bob affected Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island as the last landfalling hurricane in Southern New England. Information on Hurricane Bob can be seen at the following link and we have also provided a link to the KA1WBH-ML Baron West Island Weather Station Hurricane Bob Video and Picture Archive:
26th Anniversary of Hurricane Bob – 8/19/91:
https://www.weather.gov/box/hurricane_bob
Hurricane Bob Photos and Videos from the KA1WBH-ML Baron West Island Weather station web site:
http://www.westislandweather.com/hurricanebob1991.htm
Fast forwarding to Saturday August 19th 2017, a significant flash flood event with 4-8″+ of rain fell over portions of Cape Cod and the Islands with 2-4″ of rain in other parts of South Coastal Massachusetts and the western portions of Cape Cod and the northern part of Martha’s Vineyard. Any additional reports of flooding, rainfall and pictures/videos of flooding or flood damage post event can be sent as a reply to this email via the WX1BOX Facebook/Twitter feed or to the email address pics@nsradio.org. Below is summary NWS Taunton Local Storm Report/Public Information Statement information and a link to the WX1BOX Amateur Radio log of reports:
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nwus51.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log of Reports:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/reports_8_18_8_19_17.txt
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant 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…
Saturday August 19th 1991 marks the 26th anniversary of Hurricane Bob. Hurricane Bob affected Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island as the last landfalling hurricane in Southern New England. Information on Hurricane Bob can be seen at the following link and we have also provided a link to the KA1WBH-ML Baron West Island Weather Station Hurricane Bob Video and Picture Archive:
26th Anniversary of Hurricane Bob – 8/19/91:
https://www.weather.gov/box/hurricane_bob
Hurricane Bob Photos and Videos from the KA1WBH-ML Baron West Island Weather station web site:
http://www.westislandweather.com/hurricanebob1991.htm
Fast forwarding to Saturday August 19th 2017, a significant flash flood event with 4-8″+ of rain fell over portions of Cape Cod and the Islands with 2-4″ of rain in other parts of South Coastal Massachusetts and the western portions of Cape Cod and the northern part of Martha’s Vineyard. Any additional reports of flooding, rainfall and pictures/videos of flooding or flood damage post event can be sent as a reply to this email via the WX1BOX Facebook/Twitter feed or to the email address pics@nsradio.org. Below is summary NWS Taunton Local Storm Report/Public Information Statement information and a link to the WX1BOX Amateur Radio log of reports:
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nwus51.KBOX.html
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.nous41.KBOX.html
WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log of Reports:
http://beta.wx1box.org/local/reports_8_18_8_19_17.txt
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant 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
Like us on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/wx1box
Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/wx1box