Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 11:41PM EDT until July 2 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 8:41pm
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 1140 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hadley to near Agawam to near Hartland, moving east at
50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. At 1130 PM, trees were downed on the
westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Blandford.
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.
Continuous 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: