Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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5/7/2024 11:13am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 70.0°F / 21.1°CWarmer 2.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 50.5°FIncreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 50%Decreased 4.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 29.73 inFalling 0.02 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 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 July 2 at 5:02PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS EASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWEST WORCESTER COUNTY

Areas Affected: Northern Worcester; Eastern Franklin

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 5:02pm EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 5:02pm EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 5:45pm EDT

Event Onset: Thursday 5:02pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details: 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS EASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWEST WORCESTER COUNTY...

At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Phillipston, or near Orange, moving south at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Orange, Athol, Templeton, Rutland, Barre, Hubbardston, Hardwick,
Oakham, Phillipston, Royalston, Petersham, New Braintree, New Salem
and Warwick.

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

Meta data: 
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4304861
Codes: MAZ004, MAZ003
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4304861