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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F
2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.00 inFalling 0.05  inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 9 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
  • UV Index: $VPuv None
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Southeast Middlesex County, MA - Blizzard Warning
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA

    BLIZZARD WARNING  

Southeast Middlesex County, MA


Blizzard Warning issued February 22 at 11:16AM EST until February 24 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Boston/Norton MA

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY


Areas Affected: Eastern Essex; Western Norfolk; Southeast Middlesex; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk; Northern Bristol; Western Plymouth; Eastern Plymouth; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Barnstable; Dukes; Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Extreme

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 11:16am EST

Alert Effective: Sunday 11:16am EST

Alert Expires: Monday 3:15am EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 4:00pm EST

Event Ends: Tuesday 7:00am EST

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA


Details:
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations
between 18 and 25 inches. Winds gusting as high as 75 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern, and southeastern
Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and
blowing snow. The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs
may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages.
Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous
and potentially life-threatening. Travel could be very difficult
to impossible. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce
visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday
morning and evening commutes. Very strong winds could cause
extensive tree damage.

Information:
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel,
have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with
your vehicle.

Meta data:
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Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a24c7e553a49e68214e7e2f5349710b69bd3c058.004.1