Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

53°F
5/1/2024 6:53pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 52.5°F / 11.4°C 
  • Dew Point: 47.5°FDecreased 0.3°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 83%Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.94 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.10 in
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Archived Special Weather Statement

for Central Middlesex County, MA

Issued by the National Weather Service

    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  

Central Middlesex County, MA

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 7:25PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

STRONG THUNDERSTORM HEADED TOWARD NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS

Areas Affected: Central Middlesex County; Western Essex

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 7:25pm EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 7:25pm EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 8:30pm EDT

Event Onset: Thursday 7:25pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details: 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM HEADED TOWARD NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Manchester, New Hampshire moving south at 25 mph.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning, pea size hail, and winds in
excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lowell, Lawrence, Methuen, Billerica, Chelmsford, Andover, Dracut,
Tewksbury, North Andover, Westford, Tyngsborough and Dunstable.

Information: 
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

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.

Meta data: 
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4305265
Codes: MAZ005, MAZ006
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4305265