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.
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Southwestern Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
South central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
Northeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 502 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Medway, or
near Milford, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Minor hail
damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Woonsocket, Cumberland, Franklin, Milford, Walpole, Sharon,
Foxborough, Bellingham, Hopkinton, Holliston, Medway, Medfield,
Norfolk, Wrentham, Blackstone, Plainville, Millis, Upton, Hopedale
and Mendon.
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH