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WWUS51 KBOX 082125  
SVSBOX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
525 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
MAC011-082134-  
/O.CAN.KBOX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-260808T2145Z/  
FRANKLIN MA-  
525 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE, THE  
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR  
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.  
 
LAT...LON 4214 7306 4213 7305 4214 7303 4230 7300  
4231 7300 4231 7303 4233 7306 4238 7306  
4238 7301 4242 7300 4242 7298 4239 7252  
4204 7252 4204 7305 4205 7305 4209 7306  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 270DEG 21KT 4258 7284 4223 7289 4206 7300  
 
 
 
MAC013-015-082145-  
/O.CON.KBOX.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-260808T2145Z/  
HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA-  
525 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 524 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUCKLAND TO NEAR MONTGOMERY TO NEAR TOLLAND,  
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SPRINGFIELD, CHICOPEE, WESTFIELD, HOLYOKE, AMHERST, NORTHAMPTON,  
AGAWAM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, SOUTH HADLEY, EASTHAMPTON, LONGMEADOW, EAST  
LONGMEADOW, SOUTHWICK, GRANBY, SOUTHAMPTON, HADLEY, HATFIELD,  
WILLIAMSBURG, HUNTINGTON, AND RUSSELL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4214 7306 4213 7305 4214 7303 4230 7300  
4231 7300 4231 7303 4233 7306 4238 7306  
4238 7301 4242 7300 4242 7298 4239 7252  
4204 7252 4204 7305 4205 7305 4209 7306  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 270DEG 21KT 4258 7284 4223 7289 4206 7300  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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