AND IN FACT, YESTERDAY EVENING’S UPDATE, THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER UPGRADED OUR SEVERE STORM RISK LEVEL TO A LEVEL TWO OUT OF FIVE. SLIGHT RISK YOU SEE HERE, SHADED IN YELLOW. REALLY ALONG AND EAST OF I IS THE CORRIDOR SHADED IN YELLOW HERE THAT I BELIEVE HAS THE BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING THOSE STRONGER,

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts, as well as adjacent parts of Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont until 8 p.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for central Maryland until 10 p.m. Scattered showers and storms are drenching parts of Maryland Saturday evening. Hit-or-miss rain and thunder become more widespread through mid-evening.

On Friday at 5:33 p.m. the National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8 p.m. for Autauga, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties.