Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Wately, MA ∙ Pelham, MA ∙ North Amherst, MA ∙ Whately, MA ∙ Shutesbury, MA ∙ Sunderland, MA ∙ Leverett, MA ∙ South Deerfield, MA ∙ New Salem, MA ∙ Amherst, MA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 557 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... East central Franklin County in western Massachusetts... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sunderland, or 9 miles south of Greenfield, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Amherst, Deerfield, Belchertown, Montague, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Conway, Leverett, Shutesbury, Whately, Pelham, and New Salem. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4246 7271 4255 7262 4247 7229 4246 7229 4231 7243 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 301DEG 12KT 4248 7259 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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