Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Franklin; Hampden; Hampshire; Worcester
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 8:50pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:50pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:15pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 8:50pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:15pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston (Southeast New England)
...Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 8:50PM EDT until August 17 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Boston... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL WORCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES... At 849 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Amherst, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Ware, Monson, Granby, Barre, Hadley, Warren, West Brookfield, Brimfield and Brookfield. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
ID: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MA125D0A88F008.SevereThunderstormWarning.125D0A89096CMA.BOXSVSBOX.2f446716c42ac6a4eb76367f3ba1df96 Codes: MAC011, MAC013, MAC015, MAC027 Link: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA125D0A88F008.SevereThunderstormWarning.125D0A89096CMA.BOXSVSBOX.2f446716c42ac6a4eb76367f3ba1df96