Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 1986

...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS NOW IN SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...

AT 2 PM EDT CHATHAM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM IN THE
NORWICH..NEW LONDON  AREA OF CONNECTICUT MOVING IN EAST INTO  RHODE
ISLAND..WASHINGTON OR KENT COUNTIES. THIS STORM MAY BE  ACCOMPANIED
BY STRONG GUSTY WIND..HAIL AND TORENTIAL DOUNPOURS THAT MAY CAUSE S\OME
STREET AND URBAN FLOODING.

PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS AREA SHOWLD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND TAKE COVER AS IT APPROCHES.

RFS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA
210 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 1986

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS
   EXCEPT CAPE COD...

AT 2 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND
TO SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
BETWEEN 215 PM AND 330 PM.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS..FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
LOW LYING STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARTHAS VINYARD
AT 2 PM.  THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND BRUSH
CAPE COD BETWEEN 215 PM AND 330 PM.  THIS THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO
ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

STAY TUNED TOb YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 315 PM OR EARLIER IF NEEDED.

DILLEY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI
215 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 1986

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...

AT 2 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FRON SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INTO RHODE
ISLAND.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE BETWEEN
2PM AND 4PM.

THESE THUNDRSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WIND..FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
LOW LYING STREETS AND UNDERPASSES WITH POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RAIDO AND TV STATION FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVISE.

jRFS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT
 315 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 1986

 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT...

AT 3 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED IN THE SOUND SOUTH OF THE
BRIDGEPORT...NEW HAVEN AREA.  ANOTHER HEAVY THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH
OF WINDSOR LOCKS.  NUMEROUS SMALLER CELLS ARE ALSO BLANKETING EASTERN
EASTERN CONNECTICUT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE  NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH WILL QUICKLY FLOOD
UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING ROADWAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
FOR COMMUTERS.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS AN ALERT...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
THROUGHOUT THE AREA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDER-
STORMS.
 ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 500 PM EDT OR EARLIER IF
NECESSARY.

LARO

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA
325 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 1986

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS
   EXCEPT CAPE COD...

AT 3 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD AREA IN
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE URBAN POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING BETWEEN 330 PM AND 430 PM.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE EAST INTO THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT VIVID T
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.

ALSO AT 3 PM..RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF
LOWELL ALONG THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS..GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL AS
THEY MOVE ACROSS THE LOWELL LAWRENCE AREA BETWEEN 330 AND 5 PM.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 415 PM OR EARLIER IF NEEDED.

DILLEY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORCESTER MA
4 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 1986

AT 4 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR HAD THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED
BY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING ACROSS FRANKLIN AND
NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING
TOWARD THE EASTNORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN
WORCESTER COUNTIES HAVE REPORTED TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH STREET
FLOODING.

PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL THREATENING WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND TAKE COVER AS NECESSARY.

HOLMES