Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 10:59PM EDT until July 2 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 7:59pm
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
SVRBOX
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Tolland County in northern Connecticut...
Northern Hartford County in northern Connecticut...
Western Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
Southeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
Hampden County in western Massachusetts...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1058 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near East Windsor to 6 miles northwest of
Sandisfield to near Sheffield, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Enfield, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst,
Windsor, Northampton, Agawam, West Springfield, Simsbury, Ludlow,
South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, Suffield, East Longmeadow,
Ellington, Belchertown, and Wilbraham.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Hartford, CT; Tolland, CT; Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender: