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WUUS51 KBOX 081926
SVRBOX
MAC013-082015-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norton MA
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
326 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Hampden County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 325 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blandford, or
  12 miles west of Westfield, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
           damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Russell and Granville around 330 PM EDT.
  Westfield around 335 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. 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 4215 7302 4215 7281 4204 7291 4211 7306
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 283DEG 19KT 4215 7300

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DBR