Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
336 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

MAZ002>004-008>011-NHZ011-222100-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH-
336 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...

AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHERN VERMONT INTO THE
BERKSHIRES...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL CROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
CONNECTICUT VALLEY THROUGH 430 PM...AND SHOULD REACH THE WORCESTER
HILLS BY 5 PM.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT THE
STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS OR LARGE HAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET INDOORS WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE...SUCH AS DOWNED BRANCHES.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MINOR URBAN AND
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADS.

&&

LAT...LON 4215 7307 4215 7303 4231 7300 4233 7306
      4238 7307 4239 7301 4263 7295 4267 7300
      4270 7295 4270 7302 4274 7302 4273 7246
      4277 7252 4288 7256 4295 7254 4300 7245
      4312 7244 4313 7204 4205 7237 4205 7305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 261DEG 27KT 4311 7272 4222 7320

$$

JWD

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1259 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-NHZ011-231700-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH-
1259 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 210 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE. MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS
AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 210
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
100 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 210 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MAC003-011-013-015-027-230200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0210.130522T1700Z-130523T0200Z/

MA
.    MASSACHUSETTS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERKSHIRE            FRANKLIN            HAMPDEN
HAMPSHIRE            WORCESTER
$$