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WFUS51 KBOX 182123
TORBOX
MAC017-027-182215-
/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0001.260618T2123Z-260618T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
523 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  South central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Paxton, or 9 miles west of Worcester, moving east
  at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Worcester, Shrewsbury, Holden, Leicester, Rutland, Sterling, West 
  Boylston, Paxton, Boylston, and Princeton around 530 PM EDT.
  Grafton, Northborough, Clinton, and Millbury around 535 PM EDT.
  Westborough, Lancaster, and Berlin around 540 PM EDT.
  Marlborough, Hudson, Hopkinton, Southborough, and Upton around 545 
  PM EDT.
  Bolton around 550 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4226 7204 4238 7210 4251 7162 4221 7152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 267DEG 29KT 4230 7199 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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WWUS51 KBOX 182154
SVSBOX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
554 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

MAC017-027-182204-
/O.CAN.KBOX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260618T2215Z/
Worcester MA-Middlesex MA-
554 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WORCESTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central and
northeastern Massachusetts.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Boston/Norton.

LAT...LON 4226 7204 4238 7210 4251 7162 4221 7152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 267DEG 29KT 4231 7165 

$$

CB