Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Monday PM & Evening – 8/19/24 Severe Weather/Flood Potential

Hello to all…

..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms are possible this Monday Afternoon and Evening across much of Southern New England. Heavy downpours with urban/poor drainage flooding to flash flooding with frequent lightning are the main threats but strong to damaging winds and hail are secondary threat. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has Western, Central and Northeast Mass, much of Rhode Island and Connecticut in a Marginal Risk for severe weather..
..The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has placed Western Massachusetts and Western Connecticut in a slight risk for excessive rainfall with a marginal risk for excessive rainfall for much of the rest of Southern New England..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Net Call-Ups are possible today for the severe weather potential. Pictures and videos of storm damage, hail, flooding can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook/Twitter feeds or via the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. This will be the only coordination message on the Thursday severe weather potential. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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

WPC Day-1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook:
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excessive_rainfall_outlook_ero.php

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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