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 3:43pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 3:43pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 4:30pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 3:43pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 4:30pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
Tornado: POSSIBLE Thunderstorm damage threat: CONSIDERABLE Wind: RADAR INDICATED Max Wind Gusts: 70 MPH Hail: RADAR INDICATED Max Hail Size: 1.00 in
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR WORCESTER...EAST CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES... At 343 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencer, or 11 miles west of Worcester, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. This storm also has a history of wind damage. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect significant wind damage to trees, power lines, mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Worcester, Leominster, Shrewsbury, Milford, Hudson, Westborough, Grafton, Holden, Webster, Southbridge, Auburn, Northbridge, Northborough, Oxford, Clinton, Uxbridge, Millbury, Charlton, Palmer, and Spencer.
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.
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