Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
710 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

MAZ005-013>015-220000-
SUFFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
710 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...

AT 705 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WATERTOWN...OR 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WALTHAM...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSTON...CAMBRIDGE...NEWTON...SOMERVILLE...WALTHAM...BROOKLINE...
WESTON...LINCOLN...MALDEN...MEDFORD...REVERE...ARLINGTON...EVERETT...
WOBURN...CHELSEA...WATERTOWN...BEDFORD...LEXINGTON...NEEDHAM AND
MELROSE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THIS STORM APPROACHES. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS DOWNED BRANCHES. MINOR URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

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LAT...LON 4249 7105 4247 7105 4243 7100 4244 7096
      4236 7102 4237 7104 4239 7104 4239 7107
      4238 7105 4236 7105 4235 7102 4227 7108
      4226 7111 4225 7111 4228 7140 4253 7133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 274DEG 25KT 4237 7121

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RLG

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
600 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

MAZ005>007-013>024-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ005>008-222200-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
600 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND
AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MASS PIKE. THESE
STORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECT TO DEVELOP THURSDAY
AND INTO FRIDAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE. MAIN THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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