I just posted the following forecast on the
WeatherCenter site.... and then noticed the TORNADO WARNING for the area between Wolfeborough and Conway. The storms are traveling north. Radar has indicated rotation within several of the storms.
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Extremely wet and stormy weather will continue across the state today. Severe
thunderstorms are occurring and are particularly fast-moving. Many cells are
traveling from south to north at speeds up to 50 mph today. This will catch
you off-guard if you are not ready. Additionally, a tornado is possible in
this kind of meteorological environment. Even without tornadoes, today's severe
thunderstorms have already produced a lot of wind damage in this state.
Additionally, heavy rain means flooding will be a threat all day and into
tomorrow as rivers typically crest after the rain stops. Some are already
reaching flood stage and more are expected to do the same.
Stay tuned to TV weather reports or NOAA Weather Radio... or the National
Weather Service web site (
www.nws.noaa.gov/er/gyx) for current warnings.
Your LOCAL radio station will also carry new weather warnings via the
Emergency Alert System.
This is all the result of the boundary between the muggy summer air to our
south and the Canadian air to our north parking itself over New England. The
Storm Prediction Center has placed much of New England in today's risk for
severe thunderstorms and mentions the threat of some storms becoming capable
of producing a tornado.
A cold front will push this activity out tomorrow afternoon and evening but
the weather will remain unsettled and our next truly nice day does not
appear likely until Tuesday. The better of the two upcoming weekend days
appears to be Saturday when warmth and humidity will be with us, but so
will a threat for showers and thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and
evening.