Watch Out for Severe Weather Today – National Weather Service States “an isolated tornado can’t be completely ruled out”

Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA Monday –  October 7

…. POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS LATE TODAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND CROSS THE REGION LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY GUST UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS… AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES AND CONNECTICUT VALLEY BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS A SECONDARY THREAT.

THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST INTO THE BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR EARLY THIS EVENING. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.