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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hartford, CT

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What is happening

At 816 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wolcott to near Cheshire to near Wallingford, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Trees were downed on powerline wires as of 815 PM in Southington. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Bulletin details

At 816 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wolcott to near Cheshire to near Wallingford, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Trees were downed on powerline wires as of 815 PM in Southington. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, East Hartford, Southington, Glastonbury, Newington, Windsor, Wethersfield, South Windsor, Farmington, Bloomfield, Berlin, Rocky Hill, Avon, Plainville, Burlington, and Marlborough.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:18PM EDT until August 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 7:44PM EDT until August 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Boston/Norton MA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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