Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
642 WUUS51 KBOX 081902 SVRBOX MAC013-015-081945- /O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0001.240508T1902Z-240508T1945Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Norton MA Issued by National Weather Service New York NY 302 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Northwestern Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 302 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blandford, or 13 miles northwest of Westfield, moving east at 35 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... Southampton and Huntington around 310 PM EDT. Northampton and Easthampton around 320 PM EDT. Holyoke around 325 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 4224 7301 4225 7300 4231 7300 4231 7301 4232 7299 4240 7269 4216 7262 4215 7303 TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 260DEG 30KT 4223 7299 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ DBR