Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:18PM EDT until August 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 5:18pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 816 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Wolcott to near Cheshire to near Wallingford, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. Trees were downed on powerline wires as of
815 PM in Southington.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, East Hartford,
Southington, Glastonbury, Newington, Windsor, Wethersfield, South
Windsor, Farmington, Bloomfield, Berlin, Rocky Hill, Avon,
Plainville, Burlington, and Marlborough.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Hartford, CT
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov