Possible Severe Thunderstorms for Parts of Massachusetts Thursday Afternoon, Night

Now this, you should embrace. Especially gardeners and firefighters.

Much of Massachusetts has been a state of drought warning or alerts, and any precipitation is welcomed by us, and the earth underneath us.

Thursday's forecast is looking very rainy, continuing through the night with possible thunderstorms, but the good news is it's clearing up by the weekend.

A hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service for northern Connecticut, central, eastern and western Massachusetts warns of the potential for a few strong to severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and evening. Strong winds are the main threat with any thunderstorm, said the NWS.