Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Eastern Franklin; Eastern Hampden; Eastern Hampshire; Northern Worcester; Southern Worcester
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 9:12pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 9:12pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 10:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 9:12pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 10:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston (Southeast New England)
...Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 9:12PM EDT by NWS Boston... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TRACKING THROUGH THE AREA... At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belchertown, or 9 miles southeast of Amherst, moving east at 30 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm. Locations impacted include... Springfield, Chicopee, Ludlow, Holden, Southbridge, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Oxford, Charlton, Palmer, Spencer, Dudley, Leicester, Ware, Sturbridge, Monson, Rutland, Granby, Barre and Warren.
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.
ID: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MA125D0A890840.SpecialWeatherStatement.125D0A892AA0MA.BOXSPSBOX.bc1cfd991136125962a8730929ceefda Codes: MAZ003, MAZ004, MAZ010, MAZ011, MAZ012 Link: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=MA125D0A890840.SpecialWeatherStatement.125D0A892AA0MA.BOXSPSBOX.bc1cfd991136125962a8730929ceefda