Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Franklin; Middlesex; Worcester
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 8:13pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:13pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:15pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 8:13pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:15pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston (Southeast New England)
...Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 8:13PM EDT until August 17 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Boston... The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Northwestern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts... Northeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 813 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Erving, or near Orange, 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, Montague, Lancaster, Templeton, Sterling, Westminster, Ashburnham, Hubbardston, Winchester, Princeton, Ashby, Northfield and Fitzwilliam. 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-MA125D0A88E194.SevereThunderstormWarning.125D0A89096CMA.BOXSVRBOX.8ec4663a9e7e3098b44c87626a5ca771 Codes: MAC011, MAC017, MAC027 Link: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA125D0A88E194.SevereThunderstormWarning.125D0A89096CMA.BOXSVRBOX.8ec4663a9e7e3098b44c87626a5ca771