Affected cities and towns include Ashfield, Buckland, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Montague, Shelburne and Wendell.
This screen grab from the National Weather Service radar was taken at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday. UPDATE, 6:25 p.m.: The tornado warning has been cancelled.
UPDATE, 5:45 p.m.: The tornado warning was extended to 6:30 p.m.
» New National Weather Service tornado warning statement
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for central Franklin County through 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
The warning was issued at 5:03 p.m. According to the NWS statement, Doppler radar at 5 p.m. showed a "severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado." The weather service said the storm was near Plainfield, about 14 miles west of Greenfield.
The storm was moving east at 30 miles per hour.
Affected cities and towns include Ashfield, Buckland, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Montague, Shelburne and Wendell.
When a tornado warning is issued, the National Weather Service urges people in the affected area to take immediate cover by going to a basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, away from windows.