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.
A lightning strike may be the cause of a fire that damaged the Hopkinton Public Library.
A private company is working on a lightning detection network with the ability to notify the user after lightning strikes the ground.
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) scientists in Oklahoma have developed a new warning system for severe weather and it could help us here in the northeast.
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.
The strong storms brought damaging winds, torrential rain and vivid lightning to the region.
Storms have led to nearly 20,000 combined power outages in New Hampshire and Vermont on Sunday night.
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.
In keeping with the times, smartphone apps and text alerts could help residents cope with the effects of Hurricane Sandy as the strong storm heads for the east coast.
With Hurricane Sandy expected to hit the East Coast in the next few days, you can never be armed with enough information, especially if the power goes out.
The Storms Prediction Center has put much of southwestern New England in a moderate risk category for severe weather. Unfortunately, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out later today.
Crews are cleaning up after a likely microburst hit Arlington during the severe weather outbreak on Wednesday.
Severe thunderstorms ripped through Massachusetts Wednesday afternoon, bringing strong winds, hail and frequent lightning.
Severe thunderstorms ripped through Massachusetts Wednesday afternoon, bringing strong winds, hail and frequent lightning.
Thunderstorms flared up across eastern Massachusetts on Tuesday, even spawning a funnel cloud on Cape Cod.
A golf course manager in eastern Connecticut says several workers are being treated after lightning struck near a building they were in.
