Scattered Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts Possible Saturday
Keep a watchful eye on the sky as eventual rebuilding clouds morph into a new round of scattered showers and storms in the muggy air.
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Keep a watchful eye on the sky as eventual rebuilding clouds morph into a new round of scattered showers and storms in the muggy air.
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The WBZ Storm Watch Weather Alert is posted for this afternoon due to an approaching frontal boundary which will introduce drier air in the region tonight and could lead to strong thunderstorms.
A cold front will slowly push through New England on Saturday, likely sparking some strong to severe thunderstorms.
Now seems like the perfect time to remind you about some severe weather terms and safety tips.
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Keep an eye to the sky because there is a slight risk for severe storms late Sunday afternoon.
Damaging winds flattened trees and utility wires and knocked out power in parts of northern New England on Sunday, flights were delayed in New York City, flash flooding hit central Massachusetts and there were reports of a tornado in South Carolina as the East Coast weathered the remnants of violent storms that claimed 13 lives in Oklahoma.
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