SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1133 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>005-008>013-017-018-026-NHZ011-015-RIZ001>004-
008-162345-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD...
BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...
WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...
PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BLOCK ISLAND
1133 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND
MOVE OFF THE COAST THIS EVENING. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
IS WARM AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG AND
AHEAD OF IT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRST EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON...FINALLY PROGRESSING TOWARD BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE BY LATE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR MAY ALLOW SOME OF THE
STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED
TORNADO OR TWO. AS ALWAYS...ALL THUNDERSTORMS DO PRODUCE DEADLY
LIGHTNING. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH
COULD CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. BE READY TO
TAKE COVER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
$$
This has the potential to be the most intense outbreak so far this season. Stay tuned to
Severe Weather Outlook for the latest on this developing severe weather event.
|posted by Sam Lillo @ 5/16/2007 12:22:00 PM