Most of the storms have missed the immediate eastern part of SNE this afternoon. Storms, severe with strong winds, hail, and frequent lightning moved through Worcester County, NW Middlesex County, and southern New Hampshire earlier this afternoon around 2PM. Currently much of NNE is under the gun for heavy thunderstorms. A few thunderstorms have developed in CT at this time, but most if not all will likely miss the Boston metro area.
A *Severe Thunderstorm Watch* was issued earlier this afternoon for much of New England and we will all continue to be under the gun until later this evening and tonight. Here is an excerpt from the NWS and the watch...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THISAFTERNOON...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THISAFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...ANDPOSSIBLY SOME LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR POTENTIAL DAMAGINGWEATHER WOULD BE FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM.WHILE THESE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY PART OF SOUTHERN NEWENGLAND...
THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION WOULD BE IN AREAS NORTH AND WESTOF THE CITIES OF BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE CITIESOF LAWRENCE...MANCHESTER...KEENE...WORCESTER...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD AND HARTFORD.
IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...YOU SHOULD TAKE COVERIMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BESTRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
So it looks like the main threat of severe thunderstorms is over for most of us, but it cannot be ruled out until the front passes sometime this evening, primarily after 7-8PM. Stay tuned.
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