Connecticut, Rhode Island Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/04/2026 16:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 4 at 7:20PM EDT until July 5 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:20pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 462 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT HARTFORD TOLLAND WINDHAM IN RHODE ISLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND BRISTOL KENT IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND NEWPORT WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOCK ISLAND, BRISTOL, HARTFORD, NEWPORT, PUTNAM, UNION, VERNON, WARWICK, WESTERLY, AND WILLIMANTIC.
Area Description: 
Hartford, CT; Tolland, CT; Windham, CT; Bristol, RI; Kent, RI; Newport, RI; Washington, RI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Boston/Norton MA