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Extratropical Storm-Hurricane Noel
November 3, 2007
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Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, Massachusetts
Chatham Fish Pier
Chatham Coast Guard Station

 

Coast Guard Station, Eastham, MA

 

 

National Weather Service Taunton,MA

SKYWARN COORDINATION MESSAGES

11-2-07  8:42 PM

Hello to all….

….Noel is transitioning into a large and powerful extratropical ocean storm and will bring damaging winds to much of Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island with hurricane force wind gusts possible over Cape Cod and the Islands . Significant urban and poor drainage flooding with some level of river and stream flooding is also possible and there is a threat for moderate Coastal Flooding over Cape Cod and the Islands ….

….A High Wind Warning is in effect from 6 AM to 9 PM Saturday for Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island ….

….A High Wind Warning is in effect from 4 AM to Midnight Saturday for Cape Cod and the Islands ….

….A Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 AM to 6 PM Saturday for Southeast New Hampshire, Central Massachusetts and North-Central and Northeast Connecticut ….

….A Flood Watch is in effect from Saturday Morning through Saturday Evening for Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts from Boston and Norfolk County south to the coast….

….A Coastal Flood Watch is in effect from Saturday Morning through Saturday Evening for the morning and evening high tide cycles for Cape Cod and the Islands ….

….Hurricane Force Wind Warnings and Storm Warnings are in effect for the Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastlines. See Hazardous Weather Outlook for specific areas for coastal warnings….

….Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s State EOC and Region Two HQ will be doing a limited activation starting at 7 AM with RACES support….

….Local ARES/RACES Groups should closely monitor the progress of this significant ocean storm and seek advice from local ARES and RACES leadership on any possible activation….

….SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will occur starting at 7 AM Saturday and last through late Saturday Night/early Sunday Morning….

Noel has transitioned into a large and powerful extratropical ocean storm and the National Hurricane Center has issued it’s a last advisory. The storm is now undergoing intensification as an extratropical system and models have tracked slightly further west that previous runs. The strong wind field and heavy rain area will extend well beyond the center of the system. Given this information, High Wind Warnings, Wind Advisories, Flood Watches and Coastal Flood Watches have been issued and this coordination message will detail the various items.

A High Wind Warning is in effect from 6 AM to 9 PM Saturday for Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island . In Southeast Coastal Massachusetts from roughly Mattapoisett to Plymouth , sustained winds of around 40 MPH with gusts to 70 MPH are expected with the peak of the strongest winds expected in the late morning through the afternoon. In the Boston to Providence corridor, sustained winds of 30-40 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH are possible Saturday Afternoon. Winds will be somewhat less farther inland but will still be sufficient to cause wind damage in this area. A High Wind Warning is in effect from 4 AM to 12 AM Saturday for Cape Cod and the Islands . In this area, the potential exists for hurricane force wind gusts with gusts as high as 85 MPH possible across the Outer Cape and Nantucket with sustained winds of 40-50 MPH. Across the upper Cape and Martha’s Vineyard, wind gusts of 75 MPH with sustained winds of 35-45 MPH are likely. In all areas, wind gusts of 40-50 MPH are expected to take hold near or shortly after daybreak.

A Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 AM to 6 PM Saturday for Southeast New Hampshire, Central Massachusetts and North-Central and Northeast Connecticut . In this area, sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH are possible with the strongest winds in the late morning to early afternoon hours.

A Flood Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning through Saturday Evening for Southeast Massachusetts from the Boston area and Norfolk County south and east through Cape Cod and the Islands as well as Rhode Island . In these areas, 2-5” of rain is expected with isolated higher amounts. The heaviest rain will be over the south and east portions of the Flood Watch area. These rains would bring some flooding to rivers and streams but the more significant issue would be urban and poor drainage flooding over the region.

A Coastal Flood Watch is now in effect from Saturday Morning through Saturday Evening for the morning and evening high tide cycles for Cape Cod and the Islands . In this area, seas and winds may be sufficient to result in areas of moderate coastal flooding at the time of high tide. This will be contingent on water buildup in a short period of time for the morning high tide cycle and wind direction for the evening high tide cycle. Areas outside of the Coastal Flood Watch area may see some pockets of minor coastal flooding at the time of the evening high tide cycle.

Hurricane Force Wind Warnings and Storm Warnings are in effect for the Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastlines. Mariners should remain in port until this storm has safely passed. See the NWS Taunton Hazardous Weather Outlook for specific areas that are under coastal warnings.

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s State EOC and Region 2 HQ will be doing a limited activation starting at 7 AM with RACES support requested for these facilities. Local ARES/RACES groups should closely monitor the progress of this significant ocean storm and seek advice from local ARES and RACES leadership on any possible activation. Some local town/city EOC’s are going to be active for this significant storm starting Saturday Morning.

SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will occur starting at 7 AM Saturday and last through late Saturday Night/early Sunday Morning. We will be looking for reports per the SKYWARN reporting criteria from any and all Amateur Radio Operators and SKYWARN Spotters.

 

11-3-07  5:26 AM

Hello to all…

…..A brief update on the storm situation. The Strongest Winds have been delayed 4-6 Hours. Winds will pick up toward mid-late morning with the strongest winds with the potential for hurricane force winds over portions of Cape Cod and the Islands expected toward mid-late afternoon….

…..SKYWARN Activation with Ops at NWS Taunton will still start around 7 AM but will be fairly informal until 9-10 AM this morning. Please see Storm Coordination Message #3 for complete data including links for latest watches and warnings.

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National Weather Service Taunton,MA

TROPICAL STORM NOEL SPOTTER REPORTS

NOUS41 KBOX 041640
PNSBOX
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-050353-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1135 AM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

THE FOLLOWING ARE A MIX OF OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS FOR 
FOR THE 11/3/07 STORM.  TIMES ARE EDT. WINDS IN MPH AND LISTED 
RAINFALL AS INCHES.  OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS ARE ASOS BUOYS AND AWOS. 

APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE 
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS 
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     RAINFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


MASSACHUSETTS

...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
   SOUTH YARMOUTH        4.00   918 PM  11/3   HAM RADIO
   CHATHAM               3.94   811 AM  11/4   NWS UPPER AIR SITE
   HYANNIS               3.52   830 PM  11/3   AIRPORT
   BARNSTABLE            3.47   925 PM  11/3   HAM RADIO
   FALMOUTH/OTIS AB      3.21  1159 PM  11/3  
   FALMOUTH              3.14   800 PM  11/3   OTIS AFB
   TRURO                 3.13   919 PM  11/3   HAM RADIO
   BREWSTER              3.05   700 AM  11/4   HAM RADIO  
   HARWICH               3.00   912 PM  11/3   HAM RADIO
   EAST FALMOUTH         2.52   913 PM  11/3   HAM RADIO
   EASTHAM               2.44   920 PM  11/3   HAM RADIO

...DUKES COUNTY...
   MARTHAS VINEYARD      2.09  1159 PM  11/3  

...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
   NANTUCKET             3.53  1159 PM  11/3  

*************************PEAK WIND *************************

LOCATION            PEAK GUST    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                                    OF
                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT   



MASSACHUSETTS

...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
   BARNSTABLE              89   630 PM  11/3  
   EAST FALMOUTH           72   230 PM  11/3  
   EASTHAM                 66   808 PM  11/3
   FALMOUTH OTIS AFB       63   316 PM  11/3  
   FALMOUTH                66   223 PM  11/3  
   WELLFLEET               66   143 PM  11/3  
   HYANNIS                 60   830 PM  11/3   AIRPORT
   CHATHAM                 57   511 PM  11/3  
   HYANNIS                 56  1002 PM  11/3  
   TRURO                   56   800 PM  11/3  

...BRISTOL COUNTY...
   NEW BEDFORD             47   232 PM  11/3  
   TAUNTON                 45   305 PM  11/3  

...DUKES COUNTY...
   MARTHAS VINEYARD        64   543 PM  11/3  
   EDGARTOWN               57   159 PM  11/3  

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   LYNN                    57   309 PM  11/3  

...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
   NANTUCKET               72   639 PM  11/3  


...NORFOLK COUNTY...
   EAST MILTON             48   601 PM  11/3  

...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
   PLYMOUTH                66   415 PM  11/3   SPOTTER
   PLYMOUTH                57   247 PM  11/3  
   PLYMOUTH                57   900 PM  11/3   AIRPORT

...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
   BOSTON                  44   211 PM  11/3  

...WORCESTER COUNTY...
   WORCESTER               45   851 PM  11/3  

RHODE ISLAND

...BRISTOL COUNTY...
   BRISTOL                 60   100 PM  11/3  

...KENT COUNTY...
   PROVIDENCE/GREEN        45   336 PM  11/3  

...NEWPORT COUNTY...
   LITTLE COMPTON          64   250 PM  11/3  
   PORTSMOUTH              61   218 PM  11/3  
   NEWPORT                 56  1250 PM  11/3  
   NEWPORT                 56   900 PM  11/3   AIRPORT

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
   BLOCK ISLAND            52   255 PM  11/3
   WESTERLY                43   224 PM  11/3  

...COASTAL WATERS...
   HORSESHOE SHOAL         91   631 PM  11/3 CAPE WIND TOWER 
   54NM E OF KACK          85   900 PM  11/3 BUOY 44008
   30NM SE OF KACK         71   900 PM  11/3 BUOY 44018
   BUZZARDS BAY TOWER      67   500 PM  11/3 BUZM3  81 FT ELEVATED

REMAINDER BELOW ARE UNCONFIRMED BUT APPEAR RELIABLE TO BE USED IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER DATA SOURCES.
 
   CHATHAM                 68   608 PM  11/3 
   WEST DENNIS MA          65   722 PM  11/3
   KALMUS                  66   509 PM  11/3
   CHAPIN                  62   517 PM  11/3
   SAGAMORE                61   154 PM  11/3

*********************PEAK 2 MIN SUSTAINED WIND*********************

LOCATION            PEAK WIND    TIME/DATE 
                                    OF
                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT

NANTUCKET                  59   540 PM  11/3
MARTHAS VINEYARD           45   550 PM  11/3
PLYMOUTH                   43   200 PM  11/3
FALMOUTH  /OTIS AFB/       43   355 PM  11/3   
HYANNIS                    41   846 PM  11/3
NEWPORT                    41   142 PM  11/3
PROVIDENCE                 37   237 PM  11/3  
BLOCK ISLAND               35   1255 PM AND 315 PM 11/3
BOSTON                     33   112 PM  11/3
WORCESTER                  33   739 PM  11/3
NEW BEDFORD                30   159 PM  11/3
BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY      30   916 PM  11/3
TAUNTON                    30   214 PM  11/3
CHATHAM                    28   411 PM  11/3
WESTERLY                   28   359 PM  11/3

THIS LATTER GROUP OF SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ASOS/AWOS 

$$
MLE/DRAG  CORRECTION FOR DUPLICATE NANTUCKET

 

 

Eastham Coast Guard Station Wind Reports  11-03-07

TIME pm GUST Direction Sustained WIND BAROMETER EYEWALL CONDITIONS
1:36 52 NE 37 29.27" F 280 Mi. SE Heavy Rain
2:42 56 NE 41 29.23" F 260 Mi. SE Heavy Rain
3:05 58 NE 41 29.20" F 240 Mi. SE Heavy Rain
3:06 *63 NE 37 29.20" F 240 Mi. SE Heavy Rain
3:48 61 NE NA 29.17" F 220 Mi. ESE Heavy Rain
4:06 61 E NA 29.17" F 210 Mi. ESE Heavy Rain
4:13 60 E 34 29.15" F 200 Mi. ESE Heavy Rain
4:27 62 E 39 29.14" F 190 Mi. ESE Heavy Rain
4:40 62 E 42 29.12" S 180 Mi. ESE Heavy Rain
5:10 60 SE 36 29.12" S 160 Mi. ESE Heavy Rain
5:20 62 SE 44 29.12" S 150 Mi. ESE Mod Rain
6:30 61 S 42 29.13" R 130 Mi. E Light Rain

* Reported Wind Gust to National Weather Service, Taunton, MA

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HOME TIME PEAK GUST Lowest Barometer
West Dennis, MA 7:05 pm 63 MPH 29.12

 

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The Atlantic Ocean's 25 Foot Sea, Eastham, MA

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Chatham Coast Guard Station  11:30 am

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Chatham Fish Pier 12:30 pm

  Boston TV Stations with live storm coverage. Vehicles were parked behind the building to protect the satellite antennas from high winds. WCVB-5, WBZ-4, WFXT-25 and New England Cable Network. The Weather Channel and WHDH-7 were both preparing for live remote broadcasts at Chatham Light.

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Tropical Storm Noel deposited a summer camp roof a mile away from it's original North  Beach location in Chatham.

 

More damage from North Beach in Chatham.

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Storm RADARs and Maps...

 

 

June 28, 2007

    A brief Mammatus Cloud forms in Mashpee, Massachusetts during the a weakening stage of a Severe Thunderstorm. This storm formed in Central Massachusetts and became severe in Bristol County. SKYWARN Spotters on the 145.490 MHz Acushnet Repeater reported trees down in Seekonk and wind gusts of 71 MPH in Rehoboth. The storm weakened quickly while crossing Buzzards Bay and was rain free moving across Cape Cod. This weather event was part of a strong cold front moving through the northeast replacing three days of 95 degree plus temperatures.

 

 

June 1, 2007

 

 

May 31, 2007

   While traveling west on the Massachusetts Turnpike into Upstate New York, I crossed a backdoor Cold Front in The Berkshires. A line of thunderstorms formed and moved east along the New York Thruway between Utica and Schenectady at 2 pm. I intercepted the first and largest storm at 4:20 pm. I waited for it's arrival southeast of Albany, New York on Interstate 90 in Hudson. The storm became severe and The Albany National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Rensselaer County, New  York and later for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The Taunton, Ma. National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Hampton County, Springfield, Massachusetts area as rotation was seen on RADAR. No touchdown reported. This storm produced lightning strikes every 3 seconds. 2 cloud to ground strikes hit very close to my vehicle. Lightning was so strong, at times I couldn't hear everything the AM 810 WGY announcer was saying. Their 50,000 watt transmitter was only 15 miles away. I reported a wind gust of 68 MPH and small 1 inch Birch Tree branches were down just to the right of my vehicle.

 

Approaching Severe Thunderstorm entering Downtown Albany, moving east southeast towards my location. Photo taken in Hudson, New York on Interstate 90 (looking northwest). Below, current WXWORX RADAR. The fourth purple square box from the left was my location.

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Within 30 minutes, the storm increased in size and strength as seen on the RADAR below. Notice the dust just above the tree line as the downburst is about to hit. A few minutes later, I reported a 68 MPH gust.

 

Torrential rain, high winds and vivid lightning!

 

Severe Storm exiting Rensselaer County moving east southeast into Massachusetts. 20 minutes after the storm passed, the ground was completely dry. It was a very humid day. Viewing the storm's southwest quadrant.

 

Another Severe Thunderstorm later that evening north of Canajoharie, NY. Looking northwest on the NY Thruway. This storm produced hail, cloud to ground lightning and damaging winds in the Southern Adirondacks.

 

May 16, 2007

   After a long mild winter (only 10 inches of snow on Cape Cod), severe weather made it's welcome to the New England area on May 16th! The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma issued the first Tornado Watch for Southern New England. I recently purchased and activated my new Wxworx Mobile Threat Net System and I was anxious to try it for the first time.The system proved to be extremely helpful tracking storms.

  When I began my day trip, the weather was sunny, moderate southwest winds and the temperature was 57 degrees. I left the ocean marine air to see severe weather. I targeted the I-495 / Mass Pike area. When I reached Middleboro, Ma, the temp increased to 85 degrees! At the Wrentham exit, it was cloudy and heavy rain soon followed with some lightning, but no hail. I decided to have lunch in Milford (in my vehicle) and observe the severe weather approaching from the southwest. There was a 60 mile wide line of storms so I went to Bellingham. I wanted to take more photos with the squall line approaching, but the sky was obscured due to many hills. Also, this storm system didn't seem to have the punch as it was mostly a rain event. After the first and second line of storms passed, they didn't seem as strong as the RADAR indicated. I had hoped to report hail. There were reports in Worcester and Bristol Counties. No tornadoes were sighted or reported within the watch area.

Bellingham, Ma. Near I-495 Exit Looking South just after first squall line.

Interstate 495 South approaching Interstate 95.Moderate to heavy rain, low winds, no lightning or hail.

   Observing the next line of Thunderstorms on Wxworx XM Satellite Weather and Boston's TV Channel 7 that entered the I-495 corridor at 4:30 pm. The only Meso rotation seen on live RADAR was a Severe Thunderstorm in extreme Southwest Connecticut that caused damage beginning in Northern New Jersey.

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Tornado Watch Box #277 Mesoscale Discussion #821

Watch areas include Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island & Southern NY.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0821 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0143 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2007 AREAS AFFECTED...SRN NY...CT...MA CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 277... VALID 161843Z - 162015Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 277 CONTINUES. A SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SRN NEW ENGLAND AND SRN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO THREAT WILL EXIST WITH THE MOST ORGANIZED STORMS. WIND DAMAGE AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER CELLS. 18Z SFC ANALYSIS CURRENTLY SHOWS A DUAL-CENTERED SFC LOW OVER ERN NY AND WRN MA. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING SLOWLY SWWD EXTENDS SEWD FROM THE LOW ACROSS SRN MA WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SWWD FROM THE LOW INTO ERN PA. SOUTH AND EAST OF THESE BOUNDARIES...OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS STILL HAS SBCAPE VALUES AROUND 1000 J/KG AND THE WARM SECTOR REMAINS SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS. CONVECTION CURRENTLY MOVING NEWD ACROSS WRN MA AND NRN CT MAY INTERACT WITH THE BOUNDARY BECOMING LOCALLY MORE INTENSE. OTHERWISE...NEW ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS FAR SRN NY AND EXPAND EWD INTO WRN MA AND WRN CT. VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES ON WSR-88D VWPS AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR PROFILES SUGGEST THAT A SUPERCELL AND ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND STRONG UNIDIRECTIONAL WINDS ON REGIONAL WSR-88D VWPS SHOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW DAMAGE WIND GUSTS WITH ISOLATED LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE AS WELL. ..BROYLES.. 05/16/2007 ATTN...WFO...BOX...OKX...ALY...BGM... 42937328 43057290 42727204 41867153 41247173 40687332 41147433 41937450

 

 

2005 Storm Photos

Friday July 22, 2005   10:50 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Barnstable County, MA.
A line of Severe Thunderstorms developed in Bristol County and moved East thru Cape Cod.
Strong cold front passage and jet stream at 2 am.
.75 inch size hail reported in Yarmouthport.
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Photos taken at Scargo Hill in North Dennis, Ma.

Cloud to Ground strike 18 miles to the west near the Cape Cod Canal. Ocean view right.

 

Monday June 6, 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #413
Tornado Watch #414
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Onondaga & Madison Counties, New York
SKYWARN Net Activation - 145.170 Oneida County & 147.000 Finger Lakes Repeaters
WX2VGF Binghamton National Weather Service  Net Control
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Lakeport, New York- RFD Southwest Quadrant of Storm-Vivid Lightning.
Tornado touchdown (F0 fujita scale) in Delta Lake, north of Rome, NY (20 miles east of my location)
Sylvan Beach, New York   State Route 31

 

   The first measurable snowfall I recorded was during the February 28-29, 1999 Southern New England Nor'easter. My snow total was 20 inches from West Dennis, Ma., reported to the Taunton, Ma. National Weather Service. The Weather Channel displayed those totals. A 24 inch total was reported by a WCVB Boston TV 5 Weather Watcher in Harwich but it was not an official measurement. After the cold front and low pressure system passed, northeast winds set-up ocean effect snow squalls for another 15 hours leading to highest amounts in the upper and mid Cape Cod areas. Cheryl Lempke and Jill Brown reporting.