Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:21PM EDT until October 16 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

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   Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:52PM EDT until October 16 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

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   Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:21PM EDT until October 16 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

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   SVRBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Central Franklin County in western Massachusetts... Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 551 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near East Windsor to near Otis to near Norfolk, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Worcester, Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Leominster, Fitchburg, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Agawam, West Springfield, Deerfield, Ludlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Easthampton, Belchertown, Wilbraham, and Oxford.

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   At 620 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wendell to near Amherst to West Springfield, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 610PM, trained spotters reported multiple tree brances down in Cummington, MA. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Deerfield, Ludlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Easthampton, Belchertown, Palmer, Spencer, Athol, Ware, Montague, Templeton, Rutland, and Westminster.

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4480630a880062079a770161ee432d1aa0895092.001.1

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98127470085401d43c5874474fd59f860f0e7f15.001.1

   Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:21 UTC

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     "title": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:21PM EDT until October 16 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA",
     "eventType": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning",
     "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T22:21:00.000Z",
     "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T22:21:00.000Z",
     "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
     "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T22:21:00.000Z",
     "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T22:21:00.000Z",
     "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T22:45:00.000Z",
     "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T22:45:00.000Z",
     "severity": "Severe",
     "urgency": "Immediate",
     "certainty": "Observed",
     "messageType": "Update",
     "status": "Source update",
     "place": "Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA",
     "coordinates": null,
     "issuer": "NWS Boston/Norton MA",
     "summary": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.",
     "description": "At 620 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line\nextending from near Wendell to near Amherst to West Springfield,\nmoving east at 70 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.\n\nSOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 610PM, trained spotters\nreported multiple tree brances down in Cummington, MA.\n\nIMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nChicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Deerfield,\nLudlow, Gardner, South Hadley, Holden, Easthampton, Belchertown,\nPalmer, Spencer, Athol, Ware, Montague, Templeton, Rutland, and\nWestminster.",
     "instruction": "For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.",
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     "source": "nws",
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