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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1237 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>004-212000-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...
WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
1237 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH FROM CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND WILL PROVIDE
THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.

SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
HAIL...IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 1 PM AND
4 PM ACROSS MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MASS PIKE.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS...HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO TO IF
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SUCH AS A VEHICLE OR INSIDE A HOME OR
BUILDING. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION.

$$

JWD



Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 204
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 204 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

RIC003-007-220100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0204.130521T1805Z-130522T0100Z/

RI
.    RHODE ISLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

KENT                 PROVIDENCE
$$


ATTN...WFO...BOX...







Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1240 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-221645-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
1240 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND
AND MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MASS PIKE. THESE
STORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$



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