Severe Weather Outlook for Southern New England

[ColdFront77]

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1117 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL AND ISOLATED
WIND DAMAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND...

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND CAUSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. A WARM AND HUMID
AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AFTER 3 PM.
COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...FROM HARTFORD TO STAFFORD
SPRINGS...WILLIMANTIC AND PUTNAM...SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
FROM SPRINGFIELD TO STURBRIDGE AND WORCESTER...AND NORTHERN RHODE
ISLAND FROM COVENTRY TO SMITHFIELD AND WOONSOCKET WILL BE MOST
VULNERABLE TO THIS THREAT.

THE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE CROSSED THESE LOCATIONS BY 8 PM...ENDING
THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS.

AMATEUR RADIO AND OTHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THIS SITUATION. SKYWARN ACTIVIATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER IN THE DAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

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