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Philadelphia, New York, Boston Weather: Tornado Watch Issued

The watch region stretches from Maine to Pennsylvania and is in impact until 8 p.m. A watch means weather conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, June 1, at 10:45 AM EDT shows a broad patch of comma shaped cloud cover over eastern Canada. Showers and thunderstorms develop ahead of this cold front, from parts of Vermont and New York via Pennsylvania and Virginia. Strong daytime heating and increased southwesterly winds ahead of this cold front generate favorable conditions for severe weather development throughout this afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of the East Coast, which includes Philadelphia, New York and Boston.

The watch region stretches from Maine to Pennsylvania and is in effect until 8 p.m. A watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

The Weather Service says thunderstorms with 70 mph wind gusts and harmful lightning are probable. There also could possibly be hail measuring about 2 inches in diameter.

The threat of severe weather comes soon after a stretch of many days of unseasonable heat. Temperatures have soared into the 90s in spots.



The National Weather Service issues tornado warnings for cities and towns southwest of Boston. Two funnel clouds have been spotted in central Massachusetts.

A tornado touched down Wednesday afternoon in Springfield, Mass., causing considerable damage to buildings within the region.

The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings for points east of Springfield, including Milford, Millis, Dedham, and points southwest of Boston, Mass.

Two funnel clouds had been been spotted at five p.m. Wednesday.

When the tornado passed by way of the city of Springfield, it caused damage to buildings, vehicles, and trees across an 17-mile area, according to Dennis Leger of the Springfield Fire Department. He stated there had been some injuries caused by vehicles flipping. Cars were reported overturned near Sturbridge, Mass., on Interstate 84, based on Massachusetts State Police.

The storms also consist of hail and lightning.

reported previously, considerably of the East Coast between Philadelphia and Boston, is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. A watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

The National Weather Service says thunderstorms with 70 mph wind gusts and hazardous lightning are possible. There also could be hail measuring about 2 inches in diameter.

The threat of severe weather comes immediately after a stretch of several days of unseasonable heat. Temperatures have soared into the 90s in spots.

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