<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb44f32923665e2bf19e357d471e9ea5c1455e77.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-06-18T17:23:00-04:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Tornado Warning</event><responseType>Shelter</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Extreme</severity><certainty>Observed</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>TOR</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>TOW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-06-18T17:23:00-04:00</effective><onset>2026-06-18T17:23:00-04:00</onset><expires>2026-06-18T18:15:00-04:00</expires><senderName>NWS Boston/Norton MA</senderName><headline>Tornado Warning issued June 18 at 5:23PM EDT until June 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA</headline><description>TORBOX

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
South central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paxton, or 9 miles west of Worcester, moving east
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Worcester, Shrewsbury, Holden, Leicester, Rutland, Sterling, West
Boylston, Paxton, Boylston, and Princeton around 530 PM EDT.
Grafton, Northborough, Clinton, and Millbury around 535 PM EDT.
Westborough, Lancaster, and Berlin around 540 PM EDT.
Marlborough, Hudson, Hopkinton, Southborough, and Upton around 545
PM EDT.
Bolton around 550 PM EDT.
</description><instruction>TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
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The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
South central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paxton, or 9 miles west of Worcester, moving east
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Worcester, Shrewsbury, Holden, Leicester, Rutland, Sterling, West
Boylston, Paxton, Boylston, and Princeton around 530 PM EDT.
Grafton, Northborough, Clinton, and Millbury around 535 PM EDT.
Westborough, Lancaster, and Berlin around 540 PM EDT.
Marlborough, Hudson, Hopkinton, Southborough, and Upton around 545
PM EDT.
Bolton around 550 PM EDT.
</description><instruction>TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.</instruction><web>http://www.weather.gov</web><parameter><valueName>AWIPSidentifier</valueName><value>TORBOX</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WMOidentifier</valueName><value>WFUS51 KBOX 182123</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventMotionDescription</valueName><value>2026-06-18T21:23:00Z...storm...267DEG...29KT...42.3,-71.99</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>maxHailSize</valueName><value>Up to .75</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>tornadoDetection</valueName><value>RADAR INDICATED</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>EAS</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>NWEM</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>EAS-ORG</valueName><value>WXR</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>VTEC</valueName><value>/O.NEW.KBOX.TO.W.0001.260618T2123Z-260618T2215Z/</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventEndingTime</valueName><value>2026-06-18T18:15:00-04:00</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WEAHandling</valueName><value>Imminent Threat</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMtext</valueName><value>SNM:AVISO DE TORNADO hasta las 6:15 PM EDT. Refugiese ahora. Consulte medios informativos</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMlongtext</valueName><value>Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORNADO en efecto hasta las 6:15 PM EDT. Busque refugio ahora en un sotano o en el interior de un cuarto en el nivel mas bajo de un edificio seguro. Si esta al aire libre, en una casa movil, o en un vehiculo, debe ir al edificio seguro mas cercano y protegerse de proyectiles. Consulte los medios informativos.</value></parameter><area><areaDesc>Middlesex, MA; Worcester, MA</areaDesc><polygon>42.26,-72.04 42.38,-72.1 42.51,-71.62 42.21,-71.52 42.26,-72.04</polygon><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>025017</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>025027</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>MAC017</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>MAC027</value></geocode></area></info><Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:ns5="http://gov.fema.ipaws.services/IPAWS_CAPService/" xmlns:ns2="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2" xmlns:ns4="http://gov.fema.ipaws.services/capresponse" xmlns:ns3="http://gov.fema.ipaws.services/caprequest"><SignedInfo><CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/><SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/><Reference URI=""><Transforms><Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/></Transforms><DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><DigestValue>/uX4Ja6E14OWaBgTU6k8WFBoyCUs1O4FSCQhy7bn3oM=</DigestValue></Reference></SignedInfo><SignatureValue>LGniJXEHPF/eypZBuT9D18faQYuLyg3i+ATz4vLOcZGdXztTv0LZ9B7tUIu9148/mzIN9JHQGvSL&#13;
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