Hazardous Weather Outlook Afternoon Into Evening; Possible Hail, Even Tornadoes

Conditions will be "favorable" for strong thunderstorms in the Southern New England region on Tuesday afternoon and evening, according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service for the area, including Hopkinton.

A few of these thunderstorms could increase and become severe. The best chance for these thunderstorms, according the the NWS, occur after 5 p.m. on Tuesday evening, with the strongest levels after 8 p.m.

Any thunderstorms that do become severe would produce large hail and damaging wind gusts, said the warning. It is predicted that the thunderstorms will move west to east across Southern New England. On rare occasions, these conditions can produce isolated tornadoes.