Headline

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 11:33PM EDT until April 16 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

Description

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The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Tolland County in northern Connecticut...
Hartford County in northern Connecticut...
South central Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
Hampden County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 1230 AM EDT.

* At 1132 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Great Barrington to near Torrington to near New
Preston, moving east at 45 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, Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol,
Manchester, Chicopee, East Hartford, Enfield, Westfield, Holyoke,
Glastonbury, Newington, Vernon, Windsor, Agawam, West Springfield,
Wethersfield, South Windsor, and Farmington.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this line of
storms. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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