Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

49°F
5/2/2024 4:37am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 48.7°F / 9.3°C 
  • Dew Point: 46.6°F 
  • Relative Humidity: 92% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.94 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Archived Special Weather Statement

for Southern Worcester

Issued by the National Weather Service

    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  

Southern Worcester

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 5:29PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN WORCESTER COUNTY

Areas Affected: Southern Worcester; Northern Worcester; Eastern Hampshire

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 5:29pm EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 5:29pm EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 6:15pm EDT

Event Onset: Thursday 5:29pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details: 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN WORCESTER COUNTY...

At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Petersham, or 13 miles southeast of Orange, moving south at 20 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will accompany this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Charlton, Palmer, Spencer, Ware, Sturbridge, Templeton, Barre,
Warren, North Brookfield, Hubbardston, West Brookfield, Brimfield,
Brookfield, Hardwick, East Brookfield, Oakham, Phillipston,
Petersham, New Braintree and New Salem.

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

Meta data: 
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4304911
Codes: MAZ012, MAZ004, MAZ010
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4304911