Early Start for Thunderstorms

UPDATE

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
CTC015-MAC017-027-RIC007-081130-
/O.NEW.KBOX.SV.W.0062.110708T1041Z-110708T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
641 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
  NORTHEASTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

* UNTIL 730 AM EDT

* AT 635 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  DUDLEY...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUTNAM...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 20
  MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...WEBSTER...OXFORD...
  MILLBURY...SUTTON...DOUGLAS...WHITINSVILLE...NORTHBRIDGE...
  UXBRIDGE...UPTON AND MILLVILLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AS WELL
AS DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. GET TO SAFE SHELTER NOW...
INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER
TREES. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER AND AVOID
FLOODED ROADS.

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Showers and thunderstorms have already broken out across much of Southern New England.  A storm moving into Worcester county at the moment is capable of producing small hail and gusty winds.  This storm is moving towards Leicester, Spencer, Holden, Northboro, Marlboro, Shrewsbury, Grafton, and Worcester within the next half hour.  Another storm is blowing up near the Mass Pike and Route 20 and is heading toward Auburn and Sutton.  This cell looks like its going to combine with the first thunderstorm I talked about.  Another storm is developing across Bridgeport, CT and all of these storms are moving towards the Northeast a good clip.

Many other storms are popping up across New York State so this threat is not going away until later this afternoon.  The weekend after this is looking positive as the coastal storm that could have been a threat will not be and the Red Sox game should be okay tonight.  The rest of today's forecast here.

Boundary backed up to Cmass setting off storms early