Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Southern Worcester; Southeast Middlesex; Northern Worcester; Central Middlesex County
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:12pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:12pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 9:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 8:12pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
...A THUNDERSTORM MOVING EASTWARD FROM CENTRAL WORCESTER INTO MIDDLESEX COUNTIES... At 810 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm over Boylston, or near Shrewsbury, moving northeast at 45 mph. Occasional lightning, brief heavy rain and winds up to 30 mph will accompany this storm. Small hail up to pea-size is possible. Locations impacted include... Worcester, Newton, Framingham, Waltham, Billerica, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, Natick, Watertown, Lexington, Belmont, Westford, Acton, Hudson, Westborough, Grafton, Concord, Sudbury, Holden and Ashland.
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4126109 Codes: MAZ012, MAZ014, MAZ004, MAZ005 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4126109
Areas Affected: Western Essex; Southern Worcester; Southeast Middlesex; Northern Worcester; Central Middlesex County; Northwest Middlesex County; Eastern Essex
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:23pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:23pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 9:15pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 8:23pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM... At 823 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Harvard, or 9 miles east of Leominster, moving northeast at 50 mph. Penny size hail will accompany this storm. Locations impacted include... Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence, Framingham, Haverhill, Waltham, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Leominster, Fitchburg, Billerica, Beverly, Marlborough, Woburn, Chelmsford, Andover, Lexington, Dracut and Tewksbury.
Frequent lightning was occurring. Lightning can strike far away from the storm. Go inside a building or vehicle. Wait at least 30 minutes until after the storm has passed to resume outdoor activities.
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4126115 Codes: MAZ006, MAZ012, MAZ014, MAZ004, MAZ005, MAZ026, MAZ007 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4126115