WEATHER ALERT: Nashua

Update, 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Nashua through 8 p.m.

The watch covered all of New Hampshire—except Rockingham County.

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Rain and thunderstorms will likely hit the region today.

The National Weather Service issued an alert, predicting the greatest potential for the storms is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Here’s the latest radar:

‏@NWSGray

The storms on radar in New York, might show up in Southern NH by the middle or latter portion of the afternoon.

Here’s the hourly forecast from weather.com:

• 2 p.m. Cloudy, 75.
• 3 p.m. Cloudy, 76.
• 4 p.m. 45 percent chance of rain/thunderstorms. 74.
• 5 p.m. 50% chance of rain/t-storms. 75.
• 6 p.m. 50% chance of rain/t-storms. 74.
• 7 p.m. 45% chance of rain/t-storms. 73.
• 8 p.m. 25% chance of rain/t-storms. 72.
• 9 p.m. 35% chance of rain/t-storms. 68.
• 10 p.m. 20% chance of rain/t-storms. 68.
• 11 p.m. 20% chance of rain. 66.
• Midnight 20% chance of rain. 65.

Here’s more from NWS:

• A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM THIS EVENING.
• THE MAIN POTENTIAL FOR THIS ACTIVITY IS TO THE NORTHWEST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE. HOWEVER...
• THE HIGHEST RISK EXISTS ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THE MAIN RISK WITH ANY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN BRIEF NUISANCE POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.
• THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD STAY IN CONTACT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE TO SKY. REMEMBER...IF YOU HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET STRUCK BY LIGHTNING SO SEEK AN INDOOR SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

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