Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA
Areas Affected: Franklin, MA; Worcester, MA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 3:02pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 3:02pm EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 3:30pm EDT
Event Onset: Saturday 3:02pm EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 3:30pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
Tornado: POSSIBLE Wind: RADAR INDICATED Max Wind Gusts: 60 MPH Hail: RADAR INDICATED Max Hail Size: 1.00 in
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 302 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winchester, or 10 miles northwest of Orange, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Northfield, Erving, Royalston, and Warwick.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.99e49f000d9d176e20aa6eda2649890d90199be4.001.1 Codes: MAC011, MAC027 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.99e49f000d9d176e20aa6eda2649890d90199be4.001.1