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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
453 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
 
MAZ009-011-302130-
WESTERN HAMPDEN-EASTERN HAMPDEN-
453 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWESTERN HAMPDEN AND SOUTHWESTERN
HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES...

AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RUSSELL...OR NEAR WESTFIELD...MOVING SOUTH
AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTFIELD...SOUTHWICK...RUSSELL...GRANVILLE...BLANDFORD...MONTGOMERY
AND TOLLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MINOR URBAN AND 
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED 
ROADS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. FOR YOUR 
SAFETY...GO INSIDE OR IN A VEHICLE. STAY AWAY FROM OPEN AREAS SUCH 
AS BALL FIELDS...GOLF COURSES AND PARKS. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES 
AFTER THE STORM ENDS TO RESUME OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

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LAT...LON 4220 7302 4222 7288 4222 7287 4223 7287
      4223 7285 4204 7271 4205 7297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 343DEG 17KT 4216 7288 

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