Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Eastern Franklin; Eastern Hampden; Eastern Hampshire; Northern Worcester; Western Franklin; Western Hampden; Western Hampshire
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 7:32pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:08pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 8:30pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 8:08pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 8:30pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston (Southeast New England)
...Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 7:32PM EDT by NWS Boston... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM... At 726 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms from Heath to Worthington near Shelburne, moving east at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and heavy downpours will accompany these storm. Those driving along Route 91 should be ready for reduced visibility due to heavy rain as well as some minor flooding in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, South Hadley, Easthampton, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Athol, Winchendon, Ware, Montague, Templeton and Southampton.
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches. Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying areas near small streams.
ID: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MA125D0A7D2930.SpecialWeatherStatement.125D0A88E838MA.BOXSPSBOX.45073dd9f73d9301ac1207be2173785f Codes: MAZ002, MAZ003, MAZ004, MAZ008, MAZ009, MAZ010, MAZ011 Link: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA125D0A7D2930.SpecialWeatherStatement.125D0A88E838MA.BOXSPSBOX.45073dd9f73d9301ac1207be2173785f