Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA
Areas Affected: Tolland, CT; Windham, CT; Bristol, MA; Norfolk, MA; Worcester, MA; Providence, RI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:21am EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:21am EDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 12:45am EDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 12:21am EDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 12:45am EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
Wind: OBSERVED Max Wind Gusts: 60 MPH Hail: RADAR INDICATED Max Hail Size: 0.75 in
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN WINDHAM...NORTHEASTERN TOLLAND...SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER...SOUTHWESTERN NORFOLK...NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES... At 1220 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Southbridge to Johnston, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Law enforcement. These storms have a history of downing trees in the towns of Scotland, Killingly and Thompson in Connecticut. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Worcester, Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Cumberland, North Providence, Franklin, Johnston, North Attleborough, Attleboro, Mansfield, Smithfield, Lincoln, Central Falls, Grafton, Killingly, Webster, Southbridge, and Bellingham.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39bac2a988a3e0acddb526e17f85de33595ac7f2.002.1 Codes: CTC013, CTC015, MAC005, MAC021, MAC027, RIC007 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39bac2a988a3e0acddb526e17f85de33595ac7f2.002.1