Tornado, 75 Mph Winds, Ping Pong Ball-Sized Hail Possible Sunday In MA

BOSTON — Boston and much of the state was forecast to be battered by storms Sunday, which were expected to bring heavy winds, and possibly hail and a tornado.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch around 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. for most of Massachusetts, warning of frequent lightning, likely wind gusts up to 75 mph and isolated hail as large as ping pong balls.

There were severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Fall River and Somerset until 4:15 p.m.

"Areal coverage of storms will increase this afternoon with damaging wind the primary threat, but large hail and an isolated tornado is also possible," the service said in a social media post.

The storms are expected to hit between 2-10 p.m., according to the service. The watch also affects Connecticut, Rhode Island and parts of New York, Pennsylvannia, New Jersey and Delaware. Isolated flash flooding was projected to possibly occur more broadly between New England and the Southeast.