UPDATE — Friday, November 6, 7:12 PM CT: The storm is now over New Bedford, moving east at 25 miles per hour with 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts and hail up to three-quarters of an inch. Fall River, Plymouth, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Wareham and Bourne are in its path. The warning still runs until 9:00 PM EST.

Fall River, Massachusetts — A severe thunderstorm is moving east across southeastern Massachusetts and into Rhode Island tonight, and the National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:00 PM EST.

What is happening:

A severe thunderstorm was located over Fall River at 7:56 PM EST, moving east at 25 mph. The warning covers southwestern Barnstable County, southwestern Plymouth County, and southeastern Bristol County in Massachusetts, along with northeastern Newport County in Rhode Island. The warning runs through 9:00 PM EST.

Local impacts:

The storm is producing wind gusts up to 60 mph. Radar indicated the storm, and those winds can bring down trees and power lines. Communities in the path include New Bedford, Fall River, Plymouth, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Marion, Middleborough, Wareham, Bourne, Somerset, Fairhaven, Swansea, Tiverton, Westport, Carver, Lakeville, Acushnet, Freetown, Mattapoisett, and Rochester.

What to do:

• Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

• - Stay away from windows and outside walls.

• - Avoid driving through the storm if you can wait it out.

• - If you are outdoors, get inside a sturdy building right away.

• Source: National Weather Service Boston/Norton, November 6, 2026.