Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 5:23PM EDT until July 16 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 2:23pm
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRBOX
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
Northeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Northern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 521 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Salem to Sharon, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Little to no
lightning expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Fitchburg,
Billerica, Beverly, Woburn, Chelmsford, Andover, Lexington, Dracut,
Tewksbury, North Andover, Melrose, Saugus, Danvers, and Wakefield.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Essex, MA; Middlesex, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender: