[HCRA] Fw: Severe Weather Outbreaks from August 20th and August 21st
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From: "Rob Macedo" <rmacedo at rcn.com>
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Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 23:36:19 -0400
Subject: Severe Weather Outbreaks from August 20th and August 21st
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Hello to all....
It was an active end to last week's weather with two fairly signifcant
severe weather outbreaks affecting portions of Southern New England. The
weather included a F0 Tornado in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, microburst
type
wind damage in the North Reading, Mass. area and numerous reports of hail
Half-Dollar to Golf Ball Sized on Friday across portions of Southern New
England. On Saturday, severe weather occurred across portions of Southern
New England and a severe thunderstorm that moved rapidly northeast
produced
a strong end F0 Microburst over Woonsocket, RI and a F1 Tornado in
Wrentham-Franklin, Mass. A damage survey was done today by NWS Taunton
forecasters assisted by Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters.
Special thanks to Mike Neilsen, W1MPN, Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section
Emergency Coordinator, Joe Farrington, KB1CMD, SKYWARN Spotter, PJ Howe,
N1PJ, from Worcester County SKYWARN and Joe Heck-K1LBG, Wrentham EMA
Director, for all of their support in finding the damage, reviewing the
damage and providing input to the forecasters for this event.
Below is the Public Information Statements and LSR's from these events:
NOUS41 KBOX 230214
PNSBOX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1015 PM EDT SUN AUG 22 2004
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO
OCCURRED IN WRENTHAM/FRANKLIN MASSACHUSETTS ALONG WITH A MICROBURST
AND THAT A MICROBURST OCCURRED IN WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND ON
SATURDAY...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS CONCLUDED ITS
INVESTIGATION OF THE SOURCE OF WIND DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF NORFOLK COUNTY AND NORTHERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AUGUST 21 2004.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A WEAK TORNADO TOOK A LONG AND NARROW BUT
VERY DISCRETE PATH ACROSS WRENTHAM AND A SMALL PORTION OF FRANKLIN.
IT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY FARM HILL ROAD IN WEST WRENTHAM NEAR
THE RHODE ISLAND BORDER. IT TRAVELED ON THE GROUND FOR 6 MILES TO
THE NORTHEAST...PASSING OVER SOUTHEASTERNMOST FRANKLIN...I-495...
LAKE PEARL...NORTHERN PART OF LAKE ARCHER...AND ENDING UP IN THE
VICINITY OF THE WRENTHAM STATE SCHOOL...NEAR THE TOWN OF NORFOLK
BORDER.
THE FUJITA DAMAGE SCALE RANKING WAS F1 AT TWO LOCATIONS...ON SUMMER
STREET IN FRANKLIN RIGHT AT THE WRENTHAM LINE AND IN THE SUBDIVISION
BETWEEN LAKE PEARL AND LAKE ARCHER. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
90 MPH IN THESE AREAS AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME ACCELERATION OF
THE WIND AS IT MOVED OVER THE LAKE SURFACE. VERY SIGNIFICANT TREE
DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON GILMORE ROAD...OAK POINT STREET...AND HAYDEN
WOODS. OAK AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AT THEIR BASES.
MANY LARGE TREES LANDED ON HOUSES THROUGHOUT WRENTHAM CAUSING
DAMAGE. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRACK WAS CONSIDERED AS F0 TORNADO
DAMAGE...WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 70 MPH.
THE PATH WIDTH RANGED FROM AS NARROW AS 40 FEET TO AS WIDE AS 120
FEET...OR 40 YARDS. THE STORM WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE TIME OF
OCCURRENCE...BASED ON RADAR AND SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE SLIGHT
MODIFICATION...WAS FROM 345 PM TO 353 PM.
THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC
ALTHOUGH NOBODY INTERVIEWED SAW AN ACTUAL TORNADO. THIS IS LIKELY
DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS OBSCURED IN RAIN. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE
REPORTED SEEING A DARK CLOUD COVERING HALF OF LAKE PEARL. SMALL
HAIL ALSO ACCOMPANIED THE STORM. TWO REPORTS OF UP TO HALF-INCH
DIAMETER HAIL WERE RECEIVED. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR
LARGE HAIL FORMATION AND THE ONLY OTHER HAIL REPORT RECEIVED ON
SATURDAY WAS FROM ELLINGTON CONNECTICUT.
A FEW OTHER TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN OUTSIDE OF THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO AS WELL. THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS A WET
MICROBURST. A MICROBURST IS A VERY STRONG DOWNRUSHING OF AIR FROM A
THUNDERSTORM THAT SPREADS OUT AS IT HITS THE GROUND.
VERY FORTUNATELY...NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE STORM IN QUESTION APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK STATE...MOVED ACROSS SOUTHERN HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT...
WEAKENED ACROSS NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...THEN INTENSIFIED AS IT MOVED
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
IN WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND...A MICROBURST WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70
MPH OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 340 PM...TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR. TREES WERE DOWNED AND UPROOTED IN THE JILLSON AVENUE AREA
JUST SOUTH OF THE BERNON HEIGHTS SCHOOL. WIND GOT UNDERNEATH A
CARPORT...LIFTING IT UP AND MANGLING IT. A 200-YEAR OLD OAK TREE
WAS SPLIT IN HALF AND IT LANDED ON TWO CARS. AGAIN...FORTUNATELY
THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
IN SUMMARY...
WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND...MICROBURST AT 340 PM. WINDS ESTIMATED
70 MPH.
WRENTHAM/FRANKLIN MASSACHUSETTS...
TORNADO AND WET MICROBURST.
F1 WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH AT TWO LOCATIONS.
F0 WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH AT OTHER LOCATIONS.
TIME OF OCCURRENCE 345-353 PM.
PATH LENGTH 6 MILES.
PATH WIDTH 40 YARDS AT WIDEST.
THE FOLLOWING IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES...
STATISTICALLY...APPROXIMATELY 3 TORNADOES OCCUR EACH YEAR IN
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IN FACT...ON FRIDAY THE ALBANY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE CONFIRMED THAT A F0 TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR
PITTSFIELD MASSACHUSETTS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY. SO...THEY ARE NOT
ALTOGETHER UNCOMMON. THE LAST TORNADO TO STRIKE NORFOLK COUNTY
MASSACHUSETTS WAS A F0 TORNADO IN BELLINGHAM ON JUNE 30 2001.
OTHER NORFOLK COUNTY TORNADOES IN THE PAST 50 YEARS OCCURRED IN
1956...1972...1973...1989...AND 1990.
THE FUJITA DAMAGE SCALE HAS WIND SPEED RANGES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
THEY ARE...
F0 40-72 MPH WEAK TORNADO
F1 73-112 MPH WEAK TORNADO
F2 113-157 MPH STRONG TORNADO
F3 158-206 MPH STRONG TORNADO
F4 207-260 MPH VIOLENT TORNADO
F5 260-318 MPH VIOLENT TORNADO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
SKYWARN AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY FOR THEIR HELP THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT
IN ASCERTAINING REPORTS AND HELPING WITH THE SURVEY. ALSO WE WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE WRENTHAM POLICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
AND THE CITIZENS OF WRENTHAM AND FRANKLIN WHO ALLOWED US ACCESS TO
THEIR DAMAGED HOMES AT A TIME OF PERSONAL HARDSHIP.
$$
FIELD
OUS41 KBOX 221816
PNSBOX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
215 PM EDT SUN AUG 22 2004
THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.50 INCHES OR
GREATER AS REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND
AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS...FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
AFFECTED SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
(SMALL LETTERS) HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX
...CONNECTICUT... STORM TOTAL TIME
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
BURLINGTON 3.16 INCHES 925 PM SAT
EAST HARTFORD 3.01 INCHES 212 PM SAT
MANCHESTER 2.42 INCHES 915 PM SAT
SOUTH WINDSOR 2.00 INCHES 740 PM SAT
...MASSACHUSETTS... STORM TOTAL TIME
...ESSEX COUNTY...
LAWRENCE 2.40 INCHES 800 AM SUN
ANDOVER 2.30 INCHES 405 PM SAT
METHUEN 2.15 INCHES 615 PM SAT
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
SUNDERLAND 1.55 INCHES 800 AM SAT
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
GOSHEN 2.50 INCHES 600 PM SAT
NORTH AMHERST 1.83 INCHES 800 AM SUN
WORTHINGTON 1.77 INCHES 800 AM SAT
AMHERST 1.65 INCHES 800 AM SAT
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
LITTLETON 2.51 INCHES 855 PM SAT
NORTH BILLERICA 2.25 INCHES 730 AM SUN
BEDFORD 2.19 INCHES 800 AM SUN
MAYNARD 2.10 INCHES 700 PM SAT
READING 1.77 INCHES 1015 AM SUN
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
BRAINTREE 2.20 INCHES 1045-1145 AM SAT
RANDOLPH 2.00 INCHES 706 PM SAT
SHARON 1.85 INCHES 1010-1050 AM SAT
FOXBORO 1.70 INCHES 1045 AM
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
STERLING 2.76 INCHES 915 AM SUN
WORCESTER APRT (ORH) 2.46 INCHES 333 AM SUN
WEST WARREN 2.11 INCHES 815 AM SUN
ASHBURNHAM 2.00 INCHES 900 AM SAT
GARDNER 1.76 INCHES 540 PM SAT
...NEW HAMPSHIRE... STORM TOTAL TIME
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
RINDGE 2.50 INCHES 730 AM SAT
JAFFREY 2.47 INCHES 800 AM SUN
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
PETERBOROUGH 2.73 INCHES 639 PM SAT
MANCHESTER APRT (MHT) 2.42 INCHES 800 AM SUN
WILTON 2.13 INCHES 740 PM SAT
$$
JWD/TLM/MCJ
US51 KBOX 220012
LSRBOX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
812 PM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG SOUTHINGTON 41.60N 72.88W
08/21/2004 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL 4-5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN.
0156 PM HAIL ELLINGTON 41.90N 72.47W
08/21/2004 0.75 INCH TOLLAND CT AMATEUR RADIO
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHFORD 41.87N 72.12W
08/21/2004 WINDHAM CT TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCH LIMBS AND 2 FT DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
0250 PM LIGHTNING TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/21/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
*** 3 INJ *** THREE PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT THE
TOWNSEND RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB. RELAYED BY SKYWARN AND
CONFIRMED BY THE TOWNSEND POLICE DEPT.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN 42.09N 71.39W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS 1.5 FT OAK TREES DOWN ALONG UPPER UNION STREET
NEAR THE FRANKLIN WRENTHAM LINE. CARS DAMAGED FROM TREES
FALLING ON THEM.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG WOONSOCKET 42.00N 71.50W
08/21/2004 PROVIDENCE RI BROADCAST MEDIA
NARROW PATH OF DAMAGE THROUGH A COUPLE OF YARDS. TREES
DOWN ON JILLSON ROAD. TIME OF EVENT JUST PRIOR TO 4
PM...OBSERVER AND RADAR CALLIBRATED.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG WRENTHAM 42.07N 71.33W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG WOONSOCKET 42.00N 71.50W
08/21/2004 PROVIDENCE RI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON RODMAN ROAD. TREE DOWN ON MARYLYN
AVE BLOCKING ROAD AND DAMAGING AUTOMOBILE.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN 42.09N 71.39W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG CUMBERLAND 41.97N 71.46W
08/21/2004 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN...INCLUDING A LARGE TREE DOWN ONTO TWO CARS
AND PART OF A HOUSE ON PINE SWAMP ROAD. EVENT OCCURRENCE
PROBABLY JUST PRIOR TO 4 PM...CALLIBRATED FROM REPORT AND
RADAR DATA.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG BELLINGHAM 42.09N 71.47W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG FOXBOROUGH 42.07N 71.25W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON BEACH STREET.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TWO LARGE TREES DOWN.
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CAR.
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG SHARON 42.12N 71.18W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON RT 27 NEAR THE CENTER OF TOWN.
0411 PM TSTM WND DMG DEDHAM 42.25N 71.18W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE FELL DOWN LANDING ON A CAR.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG WALPOLE 42.14N 71.24W
08/21/2004 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN AT THE WALPOLE/SHARON LINE PARTIALLY BLOCKING
THE ROAD.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG MEDFORD 42.42N 71.11W
08/21/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
08/21/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
08/21/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
08/21/2004 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON ROAD.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
08/21/2004 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON MAVERICK STREET.
0432 PM TSTM WND DMG HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
08/21/2004 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
&&
$$
TLM
NOUS41 KBOX 211554
PNSBOX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1155 AM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004
THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.50 INCHES OR
GREATER AS REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND
AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS...FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
AFFECTED SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
(SMALL LETTERS) HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX
...MASSACHUSETTS... STORM TOTAL TIME
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
SUNDERLAND 1.55 INCHES 800 AM SAT
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
GOSHEN 2.00 INCHES 745 AM SAT
WORTHINGTON 1.77 INCHES 800 AM SAT
AMHERST 1.65 INCHES 800 AM SAT
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
BRAINTREE 2.20 INCHES 1045-1145 AM SAT
SHARON 1.85 INCHES 1010-1050 AM SAT
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
ASHBURNHAM 2.00 INCHES 900 AM SAT
...NEW HAMPSHIRE... STORM TOTAL TIME
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
RINDGE 2.50 INCHES 730 AM SAT
JAFFREY 1.95 INCHES 800 AM SAT
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
MANCHESTER 1.94 INCHES 800 AM SAT
$$
JWD
NWUS51 KBOX 211443
LSRBOX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1043 AM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 AM TSTM WND DMG LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
08/21/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
&&
$$
JWD
NWUS51 KBOX 210327
LSRBOX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1127 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GARDNER 42.58N 71.99W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHENDON 42.68N 72.04W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE AND SMALL TREES DOWN
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG FITCHBURG 42.59N 71.82W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA NEWSPAPER
THREE TREES DOWN. TIME OF OCCURRENCE ESTIMATED.
0250 PM HAIL LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 42.60N 71.73W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
0255 PM HAIL TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 1.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL DENTING CARS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWNSEND 42.67N 71.70W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREES DOWN
0325 PM HAIL LOWELL 42.64N 71.32W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTHERN PART OF TOWN
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELMSFORD 42.60N 71.37W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0345 PM HAIL ANDOVER 42.66N 71.14W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG LEVERETT 42.45N 72.50W
08/20/2004 FRANKLIN MA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL AND LARGE TREES DOWN. ONE TREE BLOCKING SHREWSBURY
ROAD. POWER LINES DOWN.
0430 PM LIGHTNING TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LIGHTNING CAUSED HOUSE FIRES
0433 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG CHESTERFIELD 42.40N 72.85W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA TRAINED SPOTTER
TELEPHONE POLE AND TREES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG HADLEY 42.35N 72.58W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
12 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF TOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG SUNDERLAND 42.47N 72.58W
08/20/2004 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCHES...TREES...AND WIRES DOWN.
0442 PM HAIL WILMINGTON 42.56N 71.17W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0445 PM HAIL TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
08/20/2004 2.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AIRPLANE PILOT
AIRLINE PILOT REPORTED AT GROUND LEVEL THAT THIS 2 INCH
DIAMETER HAIL LASTED 4 MINUTES. RELAYED BY FAA IN
BURLINGTON MA.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH READING 42.57N 71.07W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
14 TREES DOWN. LIMBS DOWN AND WIRES DOWN.
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
08/20/2004 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN.
0604 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST BOYLSTON 42.37N 71.78W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE LIMBS DOWN. FIBERGLASS ANTENNA RATED TO WITHSTAND
70 MPH WINDS SNAPPED IN HALF.
0605 PM HAIL NORTHBOROUGH 42.31N 71.65W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0605 PM HAIL BERLIN 42.38N 71.63W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHBOROUGH 42.31N 71.65W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
20-25 LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN VICINITY OF
HIGH SCHOOL NEAR RT 20. 20 FT WIDE SWATH OF SMALL TREE
LIMBS IN PARKING LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
0615 PM HAIL MARLBOROUGH 42.35N 71.55W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0615 PM HAIL NORTHBOROUGH 42.31N 71.65W
08/20/2004 1.25 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0621 PM HAIL MARLBOROUGH 42.35N 71.55W
08/20/2004 0.88 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0625 PM HAIL MARLBOROUGH 42.35N 71.55W
08/20/2004 1.25 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0625 PM HAIL SOUTHBOROUGH 42.30N 71.52W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0637 PM HAIL HUDSON 42.39N 71.56W
08/20/2004 0.75 INCH MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG SUDBURY 42.37N 71.40W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG CONCORD 42.45N 71.35W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TWO TO THREE INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 42.42N 71.30W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TWO TO THREE INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND WIRES DOWN.
0717 PM TSTM WND DMG SOMERVILLE 42.39N 71.10W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0717 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 42.42N 71.16W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
0717 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
08/20/2004 MIDDLESEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG HINSDALE 42.79N 72.49W
08/20/2004 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG SWANZEY 42.87N 72.28W
08/20/2004 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE DOWN...TRANSFORMER FIRE...AND WIRES DOWN.
0745 PM LIGHTNING CUMMINGTON 42.47N 72.90W
08/20/2004 HAMPSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
*** 1 INJ *** UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF ONE PERSON STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING AT A CAMPGROUND ON PEPPERMINT HILL.
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHENDON 42.68N 72.04W
08/20/2004 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
&&
$$
TLM
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Southeast Massachusetts ARES District Emergency Coordinator
SEMARA ARES Emergency Coordinator
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Email Address: rmacedo at rcn.com
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