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Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect, With 60 Mph-plus Wind Gusts Expected, Tornadoes Possible
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for a large portion of the Northeast.
It's in effect until 11 p.m. Saturday, July 17.
Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour are the main threat with any thunderstorm that becomes severe, the National Weather Service said in issuing the watch.
Torrential downpours, frequent lightning, and flash flooding are all possible, along with quarter-size hail.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until Sunday morning, July 18.
Earlier report: Severe Storms Expected With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Drenching Downpours, Possible Tornadoes
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Three Killed In Mass Casualty Incident, Massachusetts State Police Say
A mass casualty incident has been declared in Eastern Massachusetts after a stolen truck crashed into a structure and three people were killed at the scene, including a suspected gunman, authorities said.
The incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, June 26 in the City of Winthrop in Suffolk County, Massachusetts at Veterans Road, where the truck took down a small brick building, followed by shots fired.
The suspect had stolen the truck owned by a plumbing company, Massachusetts State Police said.
After the suspect fled the crash scene, he allegedly shot a woman and man, bef…