7/17/2024 12:59:00 PM until 7/17/2024 8:00:00 PM

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central New York.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 552 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT HARTFORD TOLLAND WINDHAM IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX IN NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FRANKLIN HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FITCHBURG, FRAMINGHAM, GLOUCESTER, GREENFIELD, HARTFORD, LAWRENCE, LOWELL, NORTHAMPTON, PUTNAM, SPRINGFIELD, UNION, VERNON, WILLIMANTIC, AND WORCESTER.