LIVE COVERAGE: Tornado Warning in Conn., Western Mass. as Severe Weather Hits New England ..A tornado warning is in place in parts of Connecticut and western Massachusetts, the National Weather Service says.
The warning is in effect in Connecticut's Tolland and Hartford counties, as well as parts of Hampden County, Massachusetts, until 4:30 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of every state in New England, including the Boston area, on Friday, a First Alert day with strong to severe thunderstorms possible any time through sunset.
Flash flooding warnings were issued in parts of western and central Massachusetts until mid-afternoon, with several inches of rain expected to come down.
Much of New England, including all of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as southern New Hampshire, extreme southern Maine and extreme southern Vermont, was under a severe thunderstorm watch, the National Weather Service said, noting the chance for one or two tornadoes.
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A cold front pushed in from the northwest Friday, and that combined with some daytime heating from any sunshine, will lead to the strong storms. Prior to the storms, we're seeing highs in the upper 80s, cooler at the south coast, increasing humidity, partly cloudy skies and a gusty south wind.
The further southeast you live, the drier the day will be. Providence to Cape Cod looks to have a hot and humid afternoon with partly cloudy skies. The storms and showers may not approach until after 4 p.m. there. They fizzle as they head to the Cape by sunset time. Meanwhile, in Boston, we are looking at 2 p.m. through 8 p.m. for the severe storm threat. Vermont, western Massachusetts and northern New Hampshire to Maine will see storms rolling through noon to 6 p.m.
