Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/08/2026 15:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 8 at 6:21PM EDT until August 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 8, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires: 
August 8, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 544 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT WINDHAM IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER IN RHODE ISLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND PROVIDENCE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FITCHBURG, PROVIDENCE, PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC, AND WORCESTER.
Area Description: 
Windham, CT; Worcester, MA; Providence, RI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov