Severe storms bring tornado warning, lightning, but no relief

Severe storms brought little relief to the first five-day heat wave in three years Sunday.

The National Weather Service issued a brief tornado warning in the area of Pelham, Mass., and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for areas south and west of Worcester during the afternoon.

Another day of blistering temperatures prompted the National Weather Service to issue another heat advisory.

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Heat indexes reached around 100 degrees.?While conditions were slightly less stressful than the past four days, temperatures reached into the 90s for the fifth day in a row.

Several lightning strikes were reported across the state including Northbridge and Palmer.

Kingston firefighters responded to a house fire on Round Hill Road for an initial report of a lightning strike, but they were still investigating the exact cause.

Marine warnings were also issued for the waters east of Plymouth.

Storm Team 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum said it is our second official heat wave of the summer of 2013.

?The pace of 90-plus days is very similar to the summer of 2010. That year we ended with a near record-setting 25 days above 90,? Wankum said.

Source: http://www.wcvb.com/weather/day-5-of-heat-wave-may-bring-thunderstorms-to-massachusetts/-/9850416/20867188/-/fkmsp2/-/index.html?absolute=true

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