Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA
Areas Affected: Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 2:50pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 2:50pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 3:45pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 2:50pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 3:45pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
Tornado: POSSIBLE Wind: RADAR INDICATED Max Wind Gusts: 60 MPH Hail: RADAR INDICATED Max Hail Size: 1.00 in
SVRBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Southeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Eastern Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 249 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Springfield, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Worcester, Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Agawam, West Springfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Holden, Webster, Southbridge, Auburn, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Belchertown, and Wilbraham.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
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