Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1017 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

MAC013-015-030315-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260703T0315Z/
Hampshire MA-Hampden MA-
1017 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES...

At 1016 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Middlefield,
or 15 miles southeast of Pittsfield, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. This storm has a history of producing wind 
         damage in Berkshire county. Middlefield, Chester, 
         Huntington and Bradford are in the path of this dangerous 
         storm.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton,
Agawam, West Springfield, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East
Longmeadow, Southwick, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Hatfield,
Williamsburg, Huntington, and Russell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300
      4231 7300 4231 7303 4233 7306 4238 7307
      4238 7301 4248 7298 4235 7252 4204 7252
      4209 7307 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 275DEG 31KT 4232 7300 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Frank

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1034 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

MAC013-015-030315-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260703T0315Z/
Hampshire MA-Hampden MA-
1034 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES...

At 1033 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Westhampton,
or near Northampton, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. This storm has a history of producing wind 
         damage in Berkshire county. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton,
Agawam, West Springfield, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East
Longmeadow, Southwick, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Hatfield,
Williamsburg, Huntington, and Russell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300
      4231 7300 4231 7303 4233 7306 4238 7307
      4238 7301 4248 7298 4235 7252 4204 7252
      4209 7307 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 275DEG 31KT 4231 7280 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Frank

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1044 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

MAC013-015-030315-
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260703T0315Z/
Hampshire MA-Hampden MA-
1044 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES...

At 1043 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Southampton,
or near Holyoke, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton,
Agawam, West Springfield, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East
Longmeadow, Southwick, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Hatfield,
Williamsburg, Huntington, and Russell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300
      4231 7300 4231 7303 4233 7306 4238 7307
      4238 7301 4248 7298 4235 7252 4204 7252
      4209 7307 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 277DEG 36KT 4222 7270 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Frank

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1104 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

MAC013-015-030314-
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260703T0315Z/
Hampshire MA-Hampden MA-
1104 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND
WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4227 7300
      4231 7300 4231 7303 4233 7306 4238 7307
      4238 7301 4248 7298 4235 7252 4204 7252
      4209 7307 4211 7307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 275DEG 31KT 4220 7245 

$$

Frank

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
734 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes to the forecast.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Dangerous prolonged heatwave continues through Sat July 4th.
  Afternoon Heat Indices of 100 to 110 degrees again Friday but
  still 95 to 100+ on Saturday. Little relief at night either.

- Low convective/severe weather probability through tonight
  given the lack of forcing. However, if isolated storms are
  able to develop, they could become severe. The thunderstorm
  and severe weather potential increases late Friday and/or
  Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front.

- Relief from the heat with cooler and more seasonable
  temperatures returning for the first half of next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1... Dangerous prolonged heatwave continues through
Sat July 4th. Afternoon Heat Indices of 100 to 110 degrees
again Friday but still 95 to 100+ on Saturday. Little relief at
night either.

Dangerous heatwave ongoing across New England today and Friday. As
of 2 PM EDT, Boston (KBOS) has already broken the high temperature
record today, with 99F recorded a handful of times so far this
afternoon (previous record was 98F in 1963). Recording 100F here has
yet to occur, but is certainly within reach over the next couple of
hours. Time will tell.

925mb temps have been hanging at 28-29C today, and will continue
through Friday. Center of the ridge in the Carolina Piedmont sinks
ever so slightly Friday, allowing heights to fall a tad. As a
result, high temperatures are just a touch "cooler" Friday (not that
you'll really feel a difference). Dewpoints are still well into the
70s the whole time, meaning that the heat/humidity combination won't
have a problem yielding heat indices well into the triple digits
(100-110F) across most of New England.

Still hot but a bit more uncertainty introduced to Saturday
based on frontal timing. The spread in 850 mb temps across
guidance has increased to anywhere between +15C and +19 or +20C.
With westerly downsloping winds and compressional warming ahead
of the front adding a couple of degrees that could mean
anywhere from near 90 to mid 90s. NBM guidance is probably a
little overbaked but not by a meaningful degree. It will still
be hot and dewpoints will still make it feel a good 5 to 10
degrees warmer than the air temps. So even if many sites do not
hit exact extreme heat criteria, the prolonged nature of the
heat plus the holiday outdoor activities mean that the Extreme
Heat Warning and Heat Advisory for most of the Cape and Islands
should continue thru Sat.

KEY MESSAGE 2... Low convective/severe weather probability
through tonight given the lack of forcing. However if isolated
storms are able to develop they could become severe. The
thunderstorm and severe weather potential increases late Friday
and/or Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front.

Cold front is forecast to be in the vicinity of southern New
England Sat. It will still be hot/humid and there will be more
than enough shear to organize convection. The limiting factor
now appears to be lapse rates, generally around 6C/km. So
guidance is struggling to push CAPE north of 1000 J/kg. It is a
little long range for some of the CAM guidance, but there is
everything from little to no convection to fairly widespread
storms from the RRFS. I have a hard time seeing the heat
breaking without some showers and storms to clear it out, so
much of what happens Sat may depend on Fri/Fri night. Once again
primary severe threat would come from damaging winds and
perhaps some large hail.

KEY MESSAGE 3...Relief from the heat with cooler and more
seasonable temperatures returning for the first half of next
week.

Long range ensemble guidance is in good agreement in the upper
level ridge breaking down and a tendency towards lower heights
next week. This will bring an end to the extreme heat, with
readings more in line with typical summer. Guidance is also
increasing PoP towards Tue as a weak upper low drifts or opens
up as it crosses the region. Precip chances remain low
confidence however, with large spread between the 25th and 75th
percentile QPF.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...

Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.

00z TAF Update...

Today through Friday...High confidence.

Widespread VFR continues and is expected to continue thru Fri
afternoon. In the very near term, a south coast sea breeze
continues to push north. Winds behind this will shift to a more
southwesterly direction before westerly winds gradually take
over again after midnight. Isolated SHRA/TSRA have also
developed in and around the Hudson Valley and are spilling into
the Berkshires at this hour. They are expected to weaken with
the loss of daytime heating and are not expected to impact any
terminals. Otherwise keeping an eye on fog tonight but with
west/southwest winds expected to remain overnight that should
keep things away from ACK and more or less relied on persistence
in the TAF there.

Fri afternoon will have to keep a closer eye on SHRA/TSRA. Some
guidance wants to develop things much closer to the forecast
area and it would then have a better chance of holding together
into the evening. Right now the greatest risk in across CT, but
remains low confidence enough to keep out of the TAF.

KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF. Sea breeze from the
south will approach the terminal around 02z and wind direction
shifts to around 240.

KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF thru midday Fri. Some
guidance wants to bring SHRA/TSRA into the vicinity Fri
afternoon. This is low confidence enough to not include in the
TAF at this time.

Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...

Independence Day: VFR. Breezy. Chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA.

Saturday Night through Sunday: VFR.

Sunday Night: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.

Monday through Monday Night: VFR. Chance SHRA.

Tuesday: VFR. Breezy. Chance SHRA.

&&

.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...

Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.

Today through Friday...High confidence.

SW winds will gust to 25 knots at times today and long fetch will
result in 3 to 5 foot across our southern waters. Therefore...we
have continued small craft headlines for our southern waters
until 6 PM EDT this evening. Winds should diminish a tad and
turn to more of a westerly component tonight into
Friday...allowing us to drop the small craft headlines by that
time.

Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/...

Independence Day: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain
showers, slight chance of thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching
5 ft. Chance of rain showers.

Sunday: Winds less than 25 kt.

Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Slight chance of rain
showers.

Monday through Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of
rain showers.

Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Chance of rain showers.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Record High Temperatures:

July 3:
KBOS: 102/1911
KBDL: 102/1966
KPVD: 98/2002
KORH: 96/1911

July 4:
KBOS: 104/1911
KBDL: 99/1911
KPVD: 99/1919
KORH: 102/1911

Record High Minimum Temperatures:

July 2:
KBOS: 76/2002
KBDL: 73/2018
KPVD: 75/1941
KORH: 73/1963

July 3:
KBOS: 80/2002
KBDL: 73/2018
KPVD: 78/2002
KORH: 72/2002

July 4:
KBOS: 77/2002
KBDL: 74/2018
KPVD: 77/2002
KORH: 73/2018

July 5:
KBOS: 81/1999
KBDL: 77/1999
KPVD: 78/1999
KORH: 73/1999

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM EDT Saturday for CTZ002>004.
MA...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM EDT Saturday for MAZ002>021-
     026.
     Air Quality Alert until 11 PM EDT this evening for MAZ006-007-
     013>024.
     Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Saturday for MAZ022-023.
RI...Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM EDT Saturday for RIZ001>007.
     Air Quality Alert until 11 PM EDT this evening for RIZ001>008.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EDT Friday for ANZ254>256.

&&

DISCUSSION...Boatman/Legro
AVIATION...Legro
MARINE...Boatman
CLIMATE...FT