Tornado warning

[edschweppe]

Courtesy of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred and the National Weather Service:

Tornado Warning
MAC017-027-191745-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0004.210819T1718Z-210819T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
118 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  Central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Clinton, or 8 miles northwest of Marlborough,
  moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Bolton around 130 PM EDT.
  Hudson and Lancaster around 135 PM EDT.
  Stow around 140 PM EDT.
  Acton, Maynard, Littleton, Ayer, Harvard and Boxborough around 145
  PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4237 7169 4243 7176 4258 7157 4245 7143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 231DEG 19KT 4241 7168

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Chai

Comments

[edschweppe]

And the warning has just been dropped. (The cell in question has slid off well to my west.)

[jhetley]

And if you end up in Kansas, then what?

[edschweppe]

That would be a Dust In The Wind moment, to be sure.