Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:21PM EDT until October 16 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 16, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires:
October 16, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 620 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Wendell to near Amherst to West Springfield,
moving east at 70 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 610PM, trained spotters
reported multiple tree brances down in Cummington, MA.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Deerfield,
Ludlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Easthampton, Belchertown,
Palmer, Spencer, Athol, Ware, Montague, Templeton, Rutland, and
Westminster.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov