Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Sunday Evening 6/14/26 Severe Weather Potential

Hello to all…

..A cold front will bring the potential for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms between 6-11 PM Sunday Evening with the greatest potential in Western and Central Massachusetts and Connecticut. Strong to Damaging Winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours leading to urban and poor drainage flooding are the main threats. Friday Evening’s severe weather threat was again confined to Western and Southern Connecticut. If anyone has any reports of wind damage/hail from the Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Southington, CT area from Friday Evening please let us know..
..The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has Western and Central Massachusetts and most of Connecticut in a slight risk for severe weather with Rhode Island and interior Northeast Massachusetts in a marginal for severe weather on Sunday Evening..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation with Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets possible if SKYWARN reportable criteria is met and/or if a severe thunderstorm warning is issued Sunday Evening. Pictures and videos of wind damage, hail, flooding etc. can be sent as a reply to this email, via our Facebook/X/Bluesky feeds or the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. A more complete coordination message will be posted by 1130 AM Sunday Morning. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-2 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

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2026/day2otlk_20260613_1730.html

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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