Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
605 WUUS51 KBOX 212029 SVRBOX MAC011-013-015-212130- /O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0036.240621T2029Z-240621T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 429 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Southeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Central Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 429 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chester, or 12 miles northwest of Westfield, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, West Springfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Ware, Monson, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Hatfield, and Williamsburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4233 7305 4243 7234 4213 7233 4219 7302 4225 7300 4231 7300 4231 7303 TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 270DEG 27KT 4226 7293 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Dooley