Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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5/6/2024 1:35pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Few Clouds
  • Temperature: 72.9°F / 22.7°CWarmer 2.6°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 61.7°FIncreased 0.4°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 68%Decreased 5.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Wind from SW SW Calm, 10-min avg: 1 mph, gust: 7 mph
  • Barometer: 29.86 inFalling 0.04 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.08 in
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Archived Special Weather Statement

for Northern Worcester

Issued by the National Weather Service

    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  

Northern Worcester

Special Weather Statement issued March 29 at 8:38PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY

Areas Affected: Western Hampshire; Eastern Franklin; Western Franklin; Northern Worcester

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 8:38pm EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 8:38pm EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 9:15pm EDT

Event Onset: Sunday 8:38pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details: 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY...

At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Savoy, or 10 miles south of North Adams, moving east at 60 mph.

Frequent lightning, hail up to nickel size hail, heavy downpours and
winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Monroe, Athol, Winchendon, Montague,
Templeton, Northfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Conway, Shelburne,
Erving, Ashfield, Phillipston, Colrain, Gill, Charlemont and
Royalston.

Information: 
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to
produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches.

These storms may intensify and become capable of producing damage.
Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings.

Meta data: 
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4126137
Codes: MAZ008, MAZ003, MAZ002, MAZ004
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4126137