Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of New England

BOSTON — We’re on a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team due to a severe thunderstorm watch in our area.

This alert is in effect for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

“Watch for damaging wind and hail,” Boston 25 Meteorologist Vicki Graf warned. “Make sure you are weather aware!”

Boston 25 Meteorologist Tucker Antico added, “Wind is our primary hazard, but hail isn’t too far behind.”

Severe weather is possible across the region this afternoon (3-9pm), but the forecast is tricky.

Poor agreement between CAMs, AM convection, and fairly weak forcing all lead to big question marks about how many storms actually form.

Storms that do occur will be working with a… pic.twitter.com/Qn5ytkpt1B
— Tucker Antico (@tuckerweather) July 3, 2025

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Connecticut, Massachusetts, northern New Jersey, southern New York, northeast Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island until 10 PM EDT. Hazards will include scattered damaging wind and large to very large hail. More info: https://t.co/QMmU4tCxt1 pic.twitter.com/5Zszri2hUv
— NWS Storm Prediction Center (@NWSSPC) July 3, 2025

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 6:00 PM across New Hampshire and Maine -- watch for damaging wind and hail in storms today. Make sure you are weather aware! pic.twitter.com/MXGynFQxyP
— Vicki Graf (@VickiGrafWX) July 3, 2025

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Maine and New Hampshire until 6 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/8hl8F74PUk
— NWS Gray (@NWSGray) July 3, 2025

“The heat and humidity are setting the stage for some active weather,” Graf wrote in her latest weather blog. “These storms could bring damaging winds, hail, heavy downpours, and frequent lightning.”

In Massachusetts, Graf said the window for storms opens after 2 p.m. and lasts through around 7 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties until 10 p.m.

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