Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Leeds, MA ∙ Wendell Depot, MA ∙ Hatfield, MA ∙ North Amherst, MA ∙ Rowe, MA ∙ Shelburne Falls, MA ∙ Northfield, MA ∙ Northampton, MA ∙ Orange, MA ∙ Monroe, MA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1032 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Northwestern Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 1032 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pownal to near New Ashford to Pittsfield, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, South Hadley, Belchertown, Monroe, Athol, Ware, Montague, Granby, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Northfield, Williamsburg, Huntington, Bernardston, and Buckland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4238 7301 4263 7295 4266 7295 4267 7300 4270 7295 4270 7302 4274 7302 4272 7225 4256 7225 4228 7235 4233 7306 4238 7307 TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 269DEG 33KT 4277 7318 4259 7319 4243 7327 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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