Headline:
Tornado Warning issued June 18 at 5:23PM EDT until June 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Tornado Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 2:23pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
TORBOX
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
South central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paxton, or 9 miles west of Worcester, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Worcester, Shrewsbury, Holden, Leicester, Rutland, Sterling, West
Boylston, Paxton, Boylston, and Princeton around 530 PM EDT.
Grafton, Northborough, Clinton, and Millbury around 535 PM EDT.
Westborough, Lancaster, and Berlin around 540 PM EDT.
Marlborough, Hudson, Hopkinton, Southborough, and Upton around 545
PM EDT.
Bolton around 550 PM EDT.
Instruction:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Area Description:
Middlesex, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov