Tornado Alert for Nashua (Expired)

Update, 4 p.m.

A tornado watch was just issued for Nashua through 11 p.m.

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A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the region through 4 p.m. today.

The National Weather Service said shortly after 2 p.m., there could be heavy rain and strong winds exceeding 50 mph.

• Extended Nashua forecast

This is the hourly forecast courtesy of weather.com:

• 2 p.m. Cloudy. 18 mph winds. 80 degrees.
• 3 p.m. Cloudy. 19 mph winds. 75.
• 4 p.m. Windy. 23 mph winds. 82.
• 5 p.m. 60 percent chance of rain/thunderstorms. 23 mph winds. 81.
• 6 p.m. 85% chance of rain/t-storms. 15 mph winds. 81.
• 7 p.m. 100% chance of rain/t-storms. 18 mph winds. 78.
• 8 p.m. 55% chance of rain/t-storms. 10 mph winds. 76.
• 9 p.m. 20% chance of rain/t-storms. 10 mph winds. 74.
• 10 p.m. Cloudy. 72.
• 11 p.m. Cloudy. 71.
• 12 p.m. Cloudy. 71.

Here’s more from NWS:

• THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH SUNSHINE DEVELOPS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
• THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
• IF ENOUGH SUNSHINE OCCURS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.
• ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 70+ MPH OR EVEN HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY.
• STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT FLASH FLOODING...BUT HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.

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