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Severe Thunderstorms Expected This Afternoon, Evening
These storms are expected to bring small hail and gusty winds. What you need to know.
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Thunderstorms with small hail and gusty winds are expected to hit the area Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Services says numerous showers and thunderstorms will impact much of the region Thursday with the most of the activity and strongest storms focused across eastern Massachusetts. This includes the Greater Boston area southward to Cape Cod.
As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, showers and thunderstorms were already beginning to develop over northern New England and will move into southern New England Thursday afternoon.
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NWS officials say areal coverage and intensity of these storms will peak between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. before weakening toward and after sunset Thursday.
The main hazards of these storms will be hail and strong winds. In addition, these storms are expected to result in a rapid, but brief, temperature drop.
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