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Merrimack Police Department
Friday August 17th, 2018 :: 07:40 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cheshire County in southern New Hampshire... Western Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 723 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jaffrey, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Merrimack, Jaffrey, Bedford, Milford, Amherst, Peterborough, New Boston, Antrim, Mont Vernon, Greenfield, Lyndeborough, Dublin, Francestown, Bennington, Harrisville, Marlborough, Rindge, Hancock, Sharon and Deering. This also includes... Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HILLSBOROUGH, NH ... CHESHIRE, NH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and frequent 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. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Merrimack Police Department
31 Baboosic Lake Rd
Merrimack, NH 03054

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 603-424-3774

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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