Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 5:37PM EDT until August 8 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 536 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from West Springfield to near Winsted, moving east at 30
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...
West Hartford, Enfield, Westfield, Windsor, Agawam, West Springfield,
Farmington, Simsbury, Bloomfield, Avon, Longmeadow, Suffield, Windsor
Locks, Granby, East Windsor, Canton, Southwick, Burlington, East
Granby, and Russell.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Hartford, CT; Hampden, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov