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🏛 Official alert Severe Thunderstorm Warning Weather & disasters Serious

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

N Issued by NWS Boston/Norton MA ⏳ In force until Sat 17 Oct, 02:30 📍 Hartford, CT; Tolland, CT; Windham, CT; Hampden, MA; Worcester, MA (approximate) 🕑 57 min ago
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At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Somers to near Vernon to East Hartford, moving east at 75 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Manchester, East Hartford, Enfield, Southington, Glastonbury, Newington, Vernon, Windsor…

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📡 CAP alert details

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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyObserved
EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
Response typeShelter
CategoryMet
Affected areaHartford, CT; Tolland, CT; Windham, CT; Hampden, MA; Worcester, MA
Issuing authorityNWS Boston/Norton MA
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-16T19:04:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-16T19:04:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-16T19:04:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-16T19:30:00-04:00

📋 Official instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73909f2104b79a61b4f8c85919b84946ccf31c50.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03f61ee0109d981a89ba3836d4c84d86cd1d7ea1.001.1
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🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
  • Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
  • Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
  • In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Somers to near Vernon to East Hartford, moving east at 75 mph.
  • HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
  • SOURCE...Radar indicated.
  • IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
  • Locations impacted include...
  • Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Manchester, East Hartford, Enfield, Southington, Glastonbury, Newington, Vernon, Windsor…
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