[HCRA] microburst
eric w Tuller
[email protected]
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:51:43 -0400
Hello to all...
This report has been updated to include the F1 Microburst with 100 MPH
winds
in West Brookfield Massachusetts confirmed by Glenn Field, KB1GHX,
Warning
Coordination Meteorologist and Ray Weber, KA1JJM, from Western Mass.
SKYWARN. Pictures of the damage will follow over the next few days.
Here is the updated report provided by NWS Taunton:
NOUS41 KBOX 240231
PNSBOX
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-RIZ001>007-NHZ011>012-241800-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1030 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002
...MICROBURST HITS TOWN OF WEST BROOKFIELD...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY HAS DETERMINED THAT EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON AT APPROXIMATELY 258 PM A MICROBURST...ASSOCIATED WITH A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...HIT THE TOWN OF WEST BROOKFIELD IN WESTERN
WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS NEAR LAKE
WICKABOAG WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED
AND WERE UPROOTED...ELECTRIC WIRES WERE DOWNED...AND A ROOF WAS
BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ONLY TO BE NAILED INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET.
THE SWATH OF THE MICROBURST WAS 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE WIDE AND ABOUT 2
MILES LONG.
LIKE A DOWNBURST...A MICROBURST IS DEFINED BY POWERFUL STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS BUT IS RELATIVELY NARROW IN COMPARISON.
$$
KAB
NWUS51 KBOX 240212
LSRBOX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON, MA
1010 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0210 PM SHELBURNE MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 FRANKLIN TREES DOWN ON WIRES
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0220 PM KEENE NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 CHESHIRE TREE DOWN ON WIRES. WIRES
DOWN REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0231 PM HARRISVILLE NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 CHESHIRE TREES DOWN ON WIRES
REPORTED BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0241 PM PETERBOROUGH NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HILLSBOROUGH ONE TO TWO INCH BRANCHES
DOWN. REPORTED BY AMATEUR
RADIO.
0242 PM WESTFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN TREE DOWN REPORTED BY
PUBLIC
0243 PM NORTHAMPTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPSHIRE TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
PUBLIC
0245 PM EASTHAMPTON MA 71 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/23/02 HAMPSHIRE REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
0245 PM NORTHFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 FRANKLIN TREES DOWN ON WIRES
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO.
0245 PM MONTAGUE MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 FRANKLIN TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
MEDIA.
0252 PM WEST SPRINGFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
0253 PM EASTHAMPTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPSHIRE TREES DOWN
0253 PM SOUTHWICK MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO.
0255 PM WESTFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN TEN-INCH DIAMETER TREE
DOWN. REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0255 PM WEST SPRINGFIELD MA 59 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/23/02 HAMPDEN REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
0255 PM NEW SALEM MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 FRANKLIN LARGE TREE DOWN ON WIRES
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO.
258 PM WEST BROOKFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER NWS SURVEY OF MICROBURST.
MICROBURST WITH EST WINDS
OF 100 MPH. NUMEROUS
LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED. ROOF BLOWN
OFF HOUSE.
0300 PM MANCHESTER NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HILLSBOROUGH ROOF SEPARATED FROM BLDG
WINDOWS BROKEN
0304 PM PEPPERELL MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 MIDDLESEX TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO.
0310 PM NEW BOSTON NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HILLSBOROUGH TREES DOWN.
0315 PM MANCHESTER NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HILLSBOROUGH TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
0320 PM ASHBY MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 MIDDLESEX TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO.
0320 PM NASHUA ARPT NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HILLSBOROUGH WIRES DOWN REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
0325 PM JAFFREY NH WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 CHESHIRE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO.
0330 PM EAST BROOKFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER LARGE LIMBS DOWN REPORTED
BY AMATEUR RADIO
0330 PM SOMERS CT WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 TOLLAND POWERLINES DOWN REPORTED
BY PUBLIC
0335 PM SPENCER MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN REPORTED BY AMATEUR
RADIO.
0335 PM WEST BROOKFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
0336 PM WESTFIELD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN LARGE TREE AND WIRES DOWN
PER SPOTTER
0341 PM MONSON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
0341 PM MONSON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HAMPDEN TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0345 PM LEICESTER MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE
TOWN REPORTED BY AMATEUR
RADIO
0345 PM SIMSBURY CT WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 HARTFORD TREES DOWN PER SPOTTER
0400 PM SHREWSBURY MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER TREE DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
0407 PM PEABODY MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 ESSEX TREE DOWN ON CAR REPORTED
BY AMATEUR RADIO
0410 PM BEVERLY MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 ESSEX LARGE LIMBS DOWN REPORTED
BY AMATEUR RADIO
0416 PM DANVERS MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 ESSEX TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
0420 PM BOSTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 SUFFOLK SCAFFOLDING BLOWN DOWN NEW
ENGLAND LAW SCHOOL REPORTED
BY AMATEUR RADIO.
0420 PM SALEM MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 ESSEX SIDING RIPPED OFF HOUSE
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO.
0422 PM MARBLEHEAD MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 ESSEX TREES AND WIRES DOWN
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0425 PM WORCESTER MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 WORCESTER LARGE LIMBS DOWN PER
SPOTTER
0435 PM COVENTRY RI WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 KENT TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
0445 PM PROVIDENCE RI WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 PROVIDENCE TREES DOWN REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0445 PM SHARON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 NORFOLK LARGE TREES DOWN REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER.
0450 PM CRANSTON RI .75 INCH HAIL
07/23/02 PROVIDENCE REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0500 PM HINGHAM MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 PLYMOUTH LARGE LIMB DOWN. REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER.
CORRECTED TIME OF REPORT.
0505 PM SCITUATE RI WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 PROVIDENCE TREES DOWN. REPORTED
BY AMATEUR RADIO.
0505 PM BRAINTREE MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 NORFOLK TREE DOWN PER AMATEUR RADIO
0505 PM WEYMOUTH MA WIND DAMAGE
07/23/02 NORFOLK WIRES DOWN PER AMATEUR
RADIO.
$$
JACKSON/STRAUSS/BABCOCK
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eric N1QKO
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