Fwd: Situational Awareness Statement: Hazardous Weather Today and Thursday

 

 

DATE:         September 11, 2013

TIME:          12:30 PM  

SUBJECT:  Hazardous Weather Today and Thursday

 

Situation

Today:  Hot and humid weather may give way to a few scattered to severe thunderstorms in western MA after 6 or 7 pm this evening (see graphic below). The primary threat for these thunderstorms is damaging straight-line winds, but there is also the possibility of large hail, heavy rainfall, cloud to ground lightning and scattered power outages. Locally heavy rainfall could produce urban, low-lying and poor drainage flooding as well as some small stream flooding. There is a low probability that these storms will stay organized enough to reach into Eastern MA, but if they do, they will arrive after 10 pm this evening.

 

Thursday: There is a greater probability of more widespread showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and night as a cold front moves across the region.  Primary threat from any storms will be damaging wind gusts and large hail.  Localized heavy rainfall producing flash flooding will also be a concern. This thunderstorm threat will initially be focused across the interior, and will eventually shift to the coastal plain on Thursday night.

 

 

 

Online Resources
Additional forecast information is available from the National Weather Service at www.weather.gov/albany and www.weather.gov/boston.

Stay tuned to NOAA all hazards radio, or your local media for updated information throughout the day.

MEMA continues to monitor the situation and will provide updates as necessary.