Thursday, July 26, 2012
NWS says severe thunderstorms possible again this afternoon and tonight, and even isolated tornadoes are possible.
There is a significant threat of severe thunderstorms again across Massachusetts today, according to the National Weather Service. NWS issued a special weather statement shortly before 11 a.m., saying the storms are likely to hit late this afternoon (around 4 p.m.) and through the evening. The current forecast for Peabody puts the worst of the storms after 11 p.m. "The main hazards will be damaging wind gusts and large hail, and even isolated tornadoes," says the NWS, although the greatest threat is in the western portion of the state and Northern Connecticut. A brief thunderstorm that brought some hail with it passed through Tuesday afternoon and another similar band of severe thunderstorms hit last Wednesday with tornado warnings as well…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9 p.m. this evening.
Peabody was briefly deluged Wednesday afternoon as a band of thunderstorms passed through the area. A severe thunderstorm alert was issued by the National Weather Service that morning, and by the afternoon, likely flash floods and a tornado were in the forecast as well. The NWS said the thunderstorm at that time -- around 2 p.m. -- was capable of producing a tornado and appeared to be headed toward Lynn and Swampscott. Within several minutes, however, the warning was downgraded and the NWS said that specific storm had passed by. Shortly before the tornado threat, firefighters scrambled out to Roosevelt Avenue to a home hit by lightning. State police reported that the area of Route 1 and Route 114, however, were temporarily under two feet …
National Weather Service forecasts call for thunderstorms in Peabody area, which could bring rain and wind, but are also expected to break the heat.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a special weather statement for Peabody and surrounding communities with severe thunderstorms in the forecast. Thunderstorms are expected early this afternoon into this evening. There is a 50 percent chance of precipitation, according to the NWS. Storms could bring "damaging winds" and "large hail along with torrential downpours," says the NWS. And that could lead to flash flooding in some areas. NWS says there is a low risk of a few locations receiving two or three inches of rainfall in a short period of time, although the worst of the hazardous weather is predicted for south of the Mass. Turnpike, Rhode Island and across Connecticut. The greatest risk of flash flooding should then move …
