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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 3:42PM EDT until May 8 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA SVRBOX The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts... Hampden County in western Massachusetts... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 341 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chicopee, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters and Doppler radar. At 330 PM, hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported covering the ground in Russell. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Agawam, West Springfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Ware, Southwick, Monson, Granby, Southampton, and Hampden. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding, especially in the Springfield metro area. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.