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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

July 15, 1997

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 1997, 5:23 PM EDT. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 1997, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 1997, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KBOS 152123 RRA
SVRBOS
CTC013-152215-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
523 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  615 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
 
   ...TOLLAND COUNTY
 
AT 520 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
NEAR ELLINGTON IN TOLLAND COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST ABOUT 10
MPH TOWARD THE TOLLAND AREA. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH
THIS STORM.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
LJC/RMT

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.