Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 8:08AM EDTuntil May 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALER-S-RI1253A91217E0.SpecialWeatherStatement.1253A913C270RI.BOXSPSBOX.1d34da4edcdefb92d685568b15d54bb5w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2015-05-28T08:08:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert forBlock Island; Bristol; Eastern Kent; Newport; Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence;Washington; Western Kent (Rhode Island) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetSpecialWeather StatementExpectedMinorObservedSAME2015-05-28T08:08:00-04:002015-05-28T19:-0:00-04:00NWS Boston (Southeast New England)Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at8:08AM EDT until May 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Boston...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERETHUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH

OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 1 AND 9 PM...

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO

DEVELOP SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK THIS MORNING. EARLY DAY

CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO GIVE WAY TO SUBSTANTIAL SUNSHINE BY LATE

MORNING.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR

LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

HOWEVER..SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE BIGGEST

CONCERN WOULD BE A LOCALIZED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUST WITH

HAIL A SECONDARY CONCERN.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER

FORECASTS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK AN INDOOR SHELTER

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