NWS Boston/Norton MASV.W 0027July 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Tolland, Windham, Franklin and 6 more, CT and MA
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Tolland, Windham, Franklin and 6 more in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on July 2. It was the 27th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Connecticut had 27 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 2026, against 27 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Connecticut's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Tolland, Windham, Franklin and 6 more
- State
- Connecticut
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:58 p.m. EDT, July 1, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. EDT, July 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX SV.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Windham County in northern Connecticut... Northeastern Tolland County in northern Connecticut... Worcester County in central Massachusetts... West central Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts... Eastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampden County in western Massachusetts... Northwestern Providence County in Rhode Island... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 1156 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Royalston to Hardwick to near Hampden, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. These storms have had a history of downing trees and powerlines in Ashfield and Blandfield. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Worcester, Lowell, Framingham, Woonsocket, Leominster, Fitchburg, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, Chelmsford, Natick, Franklin, Dracut, Milford, Orange, Westford, Acton, Gardner, Hudson, Westborough, and Grafton.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent 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.
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