Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect With Damaging Wind Gusts, Tornadoes Possible

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been issued for much of the region.

The storms will bring torrential rainfall, damaging wind gusts with the chance for hail and isolated tornadoes.
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The threat for severe weather covers a large area in the Northeast.
Photo Credit: *AccuWeather*

05/26/2021 5:36 p.m.

It lasts until 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex,c and Essex counties in Massachusetts, until 8 p.m. in the Berkshires, and until 11 p.m. in Hartford, Tolland, and Windham counties in Connecticut, and until 10 p.m. in Litchfield and Fairfield counties.

"An approaching cold front will bring potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening," the National Weather Service said in a statement accompanying the alert. "Strong to damaging wind gusts will be the main threat. Hail and even an isolated tornado is also a possibility."

Torrential rainfall is possible during storm activity.

It will remain warm Thursday with the high temperature in the low 80s with plenty of sunshine.

Temps will fall for the start of the Memorial Day weekend, with the high temperature Friday, May 28 only in the upper 60s with partly sunny skies to start, followed by a chance of rain and showers in the late afternoon into the evening.

Earlier report: Strong To Severe Storms Will Bring Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes, Hail

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