Thursday, July 30, 2015

Something Stormy this Way Comes

Sun through gathering clouds
Amherst, MA (near UMass), 7/21/2015
Photo by S. Vardatira, 
The following Special Weather Statement was just issued for Eastern Hampshire County:

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO REACH WESTERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO THE WORCESTER HILLS AND IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM.

THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS THEY REACH RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM...BUT COULD STILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS...KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO TO IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH SUCH AS A VEHICLE OR BUILDING. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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