Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Western Hampshire; Eastern Hampshire; Eastern Franklin; Western Hampden; Western Franklin; Northern Worcester
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:13pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:13pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 7:13pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE PIONEER VALLEY... At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of several thunderstorms over the Berkshires. The strongest thunderstorm was located over Worthington, or 14 miles east of Pittsfield. These storms were moving northeast at 65 mph. Occasional lightning, brief downpours and wind gusts up to 30 mph will accompany these storms. Small hail up to pea size is possible as well. Locations impacted include... Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Athol, Montague, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Northfield, Williamsburg, Huntington, Bernardston, Buckland, Conway, Shelburne, Leverett, Erving and Shutesbury.
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few downed tree branches.
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4126049 Codes: MAZ008, MAZ010, MAZ003, MAZ009, MAZ002, MAZ004 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4126049