Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Massachusetts and Connecticut Areas
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on April 14, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 8:45 PM EDT for parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, with wind gusts up to 60 mph potentially causing damage to trees and power lines.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut
- Issued
- April 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) Boston/Norton MA. It is effective from 7:54 PM EDT until 8:45 PM EDT on April 14, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Tolland and Windham counties in Connecticut, and Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. Specific locations impacted include Worcester, Springfield, Framingham, Chicopee, Leominster, Fitchburg, Holyoke, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, West Springfield, Ludlow, Gardner, Hudson, Westborough, Grafton, Holden, Webster, Southbridge, Ashland, and Auburn.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include wind gusts up to 60 mph, which could cause damage to trees and power lines. Hail up to 0.75 inches is also possible, as indicated by radar.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 7:54 PM EDT on April 14, 2026, and will expire at 8:45 PM EDT on the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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