Tornado warning issued for parts of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties

The warning includes Amherst and Northampton; residents are advised to take cover immediately.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties, including Amherst and Northampton. Residents are warned to take cover immediately. Here is the NWS warning:

Tornado Warning

TORNADO WARNING

MAC011-013-015-012000-

/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0002.110601T1928Z-110601T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

328 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

NORTHWESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

WESTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NORTHAMPTON...AMHERST...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 327 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CHESTER...

OR 11 MILES WEST OF NORTHAMPTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CHESTERFIELD...GOSHEN...

WESTHAMPTON...SOUTHAMPTON...WILLIAMSBURG...EASTHAMPTON...

HATFIELD...WHATELY...HADLEY...SOUTH HADLEY AND GRANBY.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS A

TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP

SHORTLY. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR

OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE

OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING

FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND.