Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 5:00PM EDT until August 8 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 2:00pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 459 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Savoy to Otis to near Norfolk, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. At 430 PM law enforcement reported
numerous trees and power lines down in Lenox MA.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton,
Agawam, West Springfield, Greenfield, Deerfield, Ludlow, South
Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Southwick,
Montague, Granby, Southampton, and Hadley.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov