Expires:202408261945;Remove:202408261945;519059 WUUS51 KBOX 261854 SVRBOX CTC013-015-MAC011-013-015-027-261945- /O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0106.240826T1854Z-240826T1945Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 254 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Windham County in northern Connecticut... Northeastern Tolland County in northern Connecticut... Southwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Southeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 254 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Belchertown, or 10 miles southeast of Amherst, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Ludlow, Southbridge, Ellington, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Stafford, Somers, Ware, Sturbridge, Monson, Woodstock, Granby, Hampden, Warren, Brimfield, Hardwick, Holland, Wales, and New Salem. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4229 7253 4235 7227 4201 7206 4192 7240 TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 340DEG 16KT 4225 7236 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RM