Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

68°F
4/29/2024 9:11am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 67.8°F / 19.9°CWarmer 3.6°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 55.6°FDecreased 2.7°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 65%Decreased 16.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 3 mph
  • Barometer: 29.94 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Archived Severe Thunderstorm Warning

for Southeast Middlesex County, MA

Issued by the National Weather Service

    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  

Southeast Middlesex County, MA

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 8:57PM EDT until July 2 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR SUFFOLK...NORTHEASTERN NORFOLK AND SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES

Areas Affected: Norfolk, MA; Middlesex, MA; Suffolk, MA

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 8:57pm EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 8:57pm EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 9:15pm EDT

Event Onset: Thursday 8:57pm EDT

Event Ends: Thursday 9:15pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA


Threats: 
Wind Gusts: 60 MPH
Hail: Up to 0.75

Details: 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR SUFFOLK...NORTHEASTERN NORFOLK AND SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 855 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wellesley,
moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. This storm has a history of wind
damage from Carlisle, Bedford, Weston and Waltham between
830 and 850 PM.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, Somerville, Framingham, Waltham,
Brookline, Medford, Arlington, Braintree, Natick, Randolph,
Watertown, Lexington, Needham, Norwood, Wellesley, Milton and
Stoughton.

Information: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm has a history of producing multiple reports of tree and
powerline damage, and remains capable of wind damage. SEEK SHELTER
NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Meta data: 
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4305487-3615302
Codes: MAC021, MAC017, MAC025
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4305487-3615302