By James Arnold, Weather Specialist
Region – The National Weather Service has just issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of our area and it is likely to be extended to cover all this area.? The text is below – please note the last paragraph includes the potential for short lived tornadoes, much like the one that struck Worcester Sunday evening.? Please be aware of the severity of this threat.
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
128 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS…
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS…
WEST CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS…
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 127 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER AMHERST…AND WAS MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
AMHERST…BELCHERTOWN…WARE…HARDWICK…SHUTESBURY…PELHAM…
PETERSHAM AND NEW SALEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. GO
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.? DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR LOW
VISIBILITY AND AVOID FLOODED ROADS.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…SHORT LIVED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN
ADDITION TO SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.