Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Central Middlesex County; Western Essex
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 7:25pm EDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 7:25pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 8:30pm EDT
Event Onset: Thursday 7:25pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM HEADED TOWARD NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Manchester, New Hampshire moving south at 25 mph. Frequent cloud to ground lightning, pea size hail, and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm. Locations impacted include... Lowell, Lawrence, Methuen, Billerica, Chelmsford, Andover, Dracut, Tewksbury, North Andover, Westford, Tyngsborough and Dunstable.
Get indoors when this storm approaches. Winds may be strong enough to produce minor damage, such as a few downed branches. Frequent lightning was occurring. Lightning can strike far away from the storm. Go inside a building or vehicle. Wait at least 30 minutes until after the storm has passed to resume outdoor activities.
ID: NWS-IDP-PROD-4305265 Codes: MAZ005, MAZ006 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/NWS-IDP-PROD-4305265
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