1.   Hurricane Fran has prompted a thunderstorm watch, and just in case, the Bruins ran several wet-ball drills in practice Thursday.

2.   When government meteorologists believe thunderstorms with strong winds or damaging hail may occur, they issue a severe thunderstorm watch for an area.

3.   A severe thunderstorm watch was posted for parts of eastern Montana, western North Dakota, and neighboring sections of Wyoming and South Dakota.

4.   A severe thunderstorm watch was posted for eastern Ohio and Kentucky and western sections of West Virginia.

5.   A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

6.   Hail to the size of dimes fell across Archer, Baylor and Wichita counties in Texas, and a severe thunderstorm watch remained in effect.

7.   Severe thunderstorm watches were posted for parts of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.

8.   Severe thunderstorm watches were posted for easterain sections of North and South Carolina.

9.   The National Weather Service posted a severe thunderstorm watch for southerain Kansas and northerain Oklahoma.

10.   The National Weather Service posted a severe thunderstorm watch for southerain and easterain Louisiana and southwesterain Mississippi.