Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Franklin; Middlesex; Worcester
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 8:48pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:48pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:15pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 8:48pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:15pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston (Southeast New England)
...Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 8:48PM EDT until August 17 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Boston... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER...NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 847 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winchendon, or 10 miles northwest of Fitchburg, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Leominster, Fitchburg, Orange, Gardner, Athol, Winchendon, Lunenburg, Townsend, Lancaster, Templeton, Sterling, Westminster, Ashburnham, Hubbardston, Princeton, Ashby, Phillipston, Mason, Royalston and Petersham. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
ID: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MA125D0A88EF40.SevereThunderstormWarning.125D0A89096CMA.BOXSVSBOX.8ec4663a9e7e3098b44c87626a5ca771 Codes: MAC011, MAC017, MAC027 Link: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA125D0A88EF40.SevereThunderstormWarning.125D0A89096CMA.BOXSVSBOX.8ec4663a9e7e3098b44c87626a5ca771