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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
142 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  East central Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 142 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mattapoisett,
  or near Marion, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  New Bedford, Marion, Wareham, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Mattapoisett,
  and Rochester.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 7095 4180 7077 4171 7065 4161 7085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 329DEG 15KT 4170 7083 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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