Severe thunderstorm warning issued in southern NH, parts of Mass. included in watch

We’re on a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team due to a severe thunderstorm warning in our area.

This alert is in effect for East Central Cheshire and Southwestern Hillsboro counties in New Hampshire until 3:45 p.m.

Impacted areas include Merrimack, Bedford, Milford, Amherst, Hollis, Peterborough, New Boston, Antrim, Mont Vernon, Greenfield, Lyndeborough, Dublin, Francestown, Bennington, Harrisville, Nelson, Hancock, Goffstown, Mount Vernon, and Wilton.

Hail damage to vehicles is expected, the National Weather Service warned. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

“For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building,” the NWS said in a statement.

Parts of Essex County in Massachusetts, including Gloucester and Lawrence, are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. The watch also impacts Belknap, Cheshire, Hillsboro, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire.

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