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Updated: Tornado Warning Issued by National Weather Service
Heavy thunderstorms are hitting Brookline and other parts of New England. Tell us how you're coping.
[Update 5:30 p.m.]
The National Weather Service has upgraded the tornado watch to a tornado warning. Reports are coming in from @AlertNewEngland on Twitter of a tornado in Sturbridge, MA, and from Springfield, MA via @TexasStormChasers, among others.
Original Story
The National Weather Service office in Taunton issued a tornado watch at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, which remains in effect until 8 p.m.
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"Strong to severe thunderstorms were approaching southern New England this afternoon and should arrive between 3 and 5 p.m.," the statement from the National Weather Service said.
They are expected to hit Eastern Massachusetts between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. according to the statement.
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The main threat from the thunderstorms are large hail, strong winds, with the possibility of tornadoes. By comparison, a "Tornado Warning" would mean one is developing.
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