Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARTFORD CT
806 PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990

A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS ALL
OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MILES AN HOUR IN NEW ENGLAND THIS
EVENING WILL INCREASE TO BETWWEN 40 AND 50 MILE AN HOUR.  IN THE
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND THE HIGHEST TERRIAN OF THE NORTHWEST HILLS
SHOULD EXPERIENCE AN HOUR OR 2 OF GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILE
AN HOUR.

A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS RACING NORTHEAST FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND MARYLAND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CONNECTICUT BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM.

THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT.
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THESE STRONG WINDS COULD EASILY PRESENT PROBLEMS TO TRAVELERS.  THE
HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND ESPECIALLY TRACTOR-TRAILERS
WILL NEED TO EXCERCISE THE GREATEST CAUTION.  THE WINDS SHOULD ALSO BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES CAUSING SOME POWER
OUTAGES.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST BEGINNING
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

WBK

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MASSACHUSETTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA
850 PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990

A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND EARLY TONIGHT.

WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED THIS EVENING FROM EASTERN
NEW YORK STATE THROUGH PARTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  SOME TREE
DAMAGE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SECTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK.  IN ADDITION BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALSO
BEEN REPORTED WITH UP TO AN INCH FALLING IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.  THIS
HAS RESULTED IN SOME LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH IN NEW ENGLAND WILL INCREASE
TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH BERKSHIRE COUNTY BETWEEN 840 AND 900
PM.  A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH COULD BE EXPERIENCED AND SOME
TREE DAMAGE AND EVEN POWER LINE DAMAGE COULD RESULT.

THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT
VALLEY BY 10 PM THEN TROUGH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM
THEN ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT
AND BE OFF THE COAST BY 1 AM.

CAUTION IS ADVIISED FOR ALL PEOPLE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
OR WALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER A WIND SHIFT TO WEST BEGINNING IN
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS SHORTLY AND IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

WYLLIE

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDENCE RI
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990

...THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADING FOR RHODE ISLAND...

...A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...

AT 1000 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
SEVERE...ACROSS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT.  THESE STORMS HAVE
BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG DAMAGING WINDS.  THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
MOVED THROUGH HARTFORD PRODUCED A WIND GUST TO 72 MPH.

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH...AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING
WINDS MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT WESTERN RHODE ISLAND BY 1100 PM.  IF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS BECOME IMMINENT FOR THE OCEAN STATE OR ACTUALLY OCCUR...
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.

RESIDENTS OF RHODE ISLAND SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS
IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF RHODE ISLAND FOR WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND.

CADIMA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORCESTER MA
1115 PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990]

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WORCESTER COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1045
PM. WIND GUSTS TO 59 MPH OCCURRED AT THE WORCESTER AIRPORT ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN.

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED..THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE STILL RUMBLING AROUND IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
...CAUSING FLOODED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS...THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE
FEW HOURS.
KEHIR