A cold front dropped through southern New England in the afternoon and evening causing a line of strong storms to move through CT, RI, and southeast MA causing wind damage in each state. Eastern CT also saw hail from quarter to golf ball sized.
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The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A cold front dropped through southern New England in the afternoon and evening causing a line of strong storms to move through CT, RI, and southeast MA causing wind damage in each state. Eastern CT also saw hail from quarter to golf ball sized.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 6:10 PM EST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 710 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Hot temperatures today will likely trigger a round of scattered showers & t-storms between 4 and 10 PM, some of which may be severe. Quiet for Independence Day heading into the weekend, then heat and humidity kick up for Sunday and the start of next week. Unsettled weather may make a return Tuesday into Wednesday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... Key Messages... * Severe weather threat in NE CT, RI, and SE MA this evening. Trimmed back Severe Thunderstorm Watch to include NE CT, RI, and SE MA where broken line of severe storms was moving through, feeding off best instability and weakening effective shear. Radar shows decent velocity signatures which are being well sampled right down radial. Expecting these storms to weaken as they reach coast but with many outdoor activities this evening, lightning will pose a danger. Broad area of stratiform precip behind line will keep lighter rain showers for awhile this evening, before clearing works into region later tonight behind cold front. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... Key Messages... * Dry & sunny for Independence Day. Once the colder airmass moves into place overnight, we'll start to see some drying and more pleasant weather. Friday should be quite sunny, with temperatures in the low to mid 80s under a high pressure. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Key Messages... * Dry and sunny through the weekend. * Heat and humidity increase Sunday into early next week. * Unsettled weather returns around late Mon/Tue but low confidence in timing/location details. The mid level trough finally exits east on Saturday with ridging building in followed by a weak shortwave early next week. This will pump up the heat and humidity, really starting on Sunday when the 90s return and continuing until at least Monday. Beyond that there is some uncertainty owing to the timing of a frontal system which may bring down temperatures while also introducing a chance for showers and thunderstorms as early at late Monday. For now, best chance of unsettled weather looks centered on Tuesday, which would bring down temperatures. && .AVIATION /23Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Forecaster Confidence Levels... Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. 00z TAF Update...High confidence. Areas of MVFR in showers and thunderstorms, primarily in RI and SE MA this evening. Clearing tonight with SKC Fri and Fri night. Winds shift to NW tonight and could gust to 20kt Fri before diminishing. KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF. TS expected to remain south of airport this evening. KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF. Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/... Saturday: VFR. Saturday Night through Sunday Night: VFR. Breezy. Monday: VFR. Breezy. Slight chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA. Monday Night: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Breezy. Chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA. Tuesday: Breezy. Chance SHRA, chance TSRA. && .MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels... Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Today through Independence Day...High confidence. Winds/seas stay below small craft advisory thresholds through Friday. Winds will generally be in SW direction on the order of 7-15 knots before switching too a more NW direction tonight behind the cold front. Outlook /Saturday through Tuesday/... Saturday through Saturday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Sunday through Sunday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 30 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Monday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Monday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain showers. Tuesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers, slight chance of thunderstorms. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...McMinn NEAR TERM...McMinn/JWD SHORT TERM...McMinn LONG TERM...BW AVIATION...McMinn/FT/JWD MARINE...McMinn
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
603 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Windsor Locks 41.99N 72.67W
07/03/2025 Hartford CT Law Enforcement
Tree down on Center St near Indian Mountain
Rd. Time estimated from radar.
0543 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Enfield 41.95N 72.60W
07/03/2025 Hartford CT Amateur Radio
Trees/wires reported down King Street and
King Court.
0545 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Enfield 41.95N 72.57W
07/03/2025 Hartford CT Law Enforcement
Trees reported down on Wynwood Dr and
Standish St.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
726 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 PM Tstm Wnd Gst TF Green AP 41.72N 71.43W
07/03/2025 M64 MPH Kent RI ASOS
&&The Boston radar (KBOX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
In Swansea, numerous small branches and limbs were blown down.
In Fall River, several trees and large branches were down including a tree on a car.
In Fall River, a building that was under renovation had a portion of the facade of the building collapse.
In Fall River, numerous trees, branches, and power lines were down across the city. At least one car was damaged due to a fallen branch.
In Westport, a tree was blocking part of a lane on I-195.
In Acushnet, several trees were down including on a few cars.
In Acushnet, there were several trees down.
In Acushnet, there was a tree down blocking Hamlin St.
In New Bedford, there was a tree down blocking Puritan Way.
A Weather Flow station at Angelica Point gusted to 62 mph.
In Bourne, a tree was down on Shore Rd.
In Plymouth, several trees were down on White Island Rd and a tree was down on Sandy Beach Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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