Good afternoon everyone,
We wanted to send an email on the potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and early evening. Attached is the latest outlook from The Storm Prediction Center. In addition, we have included a brief outline in this email and also mentioned the risk for a few additional strong to severe thunderstorms on Sunday.
WHAT/WHEN:
- Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms possible Saturday afternoon and early evening. Greatest time of concern is between noon and 6 pm.
WHERE:
- Highest risk exists near and south of the Massachusetts Turnpike, but there is some potential across all of southern New England.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS:
- Localized damaging wind gusts are the main threat with large hail a secondary concern.
- Heavy rain may result in localized street flooding.
- Dangerous cloud to ground lightning.
UNCERTAINTY:
- A period of clouds along with scattered showers are possible Saturday morning before the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.
- If the scattered showers and clouds linger longer then expected Saturday, scattered thunderstorms would still occur but they would likely remain below severe limits.
- If the clouds breakup earlier then expected, the threat for severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts and large hail would increase.
SUNDAY:
- A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from late Sunday morning into Sunday afternoon.
- The main threat with these storms would be hail with locally strong to damaging wind gusts a secondary concern.
Thank You
Meteorologist: Hayden Frank
If you have any questions or would like more information, don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on NWSChat, or at the following:
National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA
46 Commerce Way