Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 3 at 4:28PM EDT until May 3 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 1:28pm
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 428 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ware, or 12
miles east of Amherst, moving east at 40 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...
New Braintree, North Brookfield, Barre, Spencer, Oakham, Belchertown,
Ware, West Brookfield, Hardwick, Pelham, Palmer, Amherst, Petersham,
Warren, Ludlow, Leicester, Rutland, Paxton, New Salem, and
Hubbardston.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA