Severe Weather Coordination Message #2 – Friday Afternoon and Evening 9/8/23 Severe Weather Potential

Hello to all…

..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms likely Friday through 10 PM Friday Evening across Western, Central, Northeast Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island. Strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall leading to urban and poor drainage flooding are the main threats. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has continued much of this area in a slight risk for severe weather with a marginal risk of severe weather southeast to the Boston to Providence line area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation is monitoring the severe weather potential for Friday Afternoon and Evening and this will be the last coordination message as we are already in operations mode. Below are the NWS Norton, Area Forecast Discussion and SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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