Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Amherst, MA ∙ Warren, MA ∙ Princeton, MA ∙ Pelham, MA ∙ South Barre, MA ∙ Leominster, MA ∙ Easthampton Town, MA ∙ Thorndike, MA ∙ Winchendon Springs, MA ∙ Athol, MA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 526 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Eastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Northeastern Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 525 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Erving to Hadley to Westfield, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Worcester, Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Leominster, Fitchburg, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, West Springfield, Orange, Deerfield, Ludlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Southbridge, Auburn, Easthampton, and Belchertown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 4271 7190 4267 7186 4263 7186 4263 7178 4264 7177 4261 7168 4234 7176 4209 7191 4217 7278 4237 7264 4273 7246 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 275DEG 47KT 4264 7244 4237 7257 4211 7276 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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