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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:23 PM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:57 PM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves around 2 feet. * WHERE...Boston Harbor. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
Air Quality Alert
Issued: 10:18 AM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates, until midnight EDT tonight. An Air Quality Alert day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed levels that are Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Air is unhealthy for sensitive children and adults, such as those with asthma, lung or heart disease, and older adults. Sensitive children and adults should limit prolonged outdoor activity. For additional information, please visit the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection website at: https://mass.gov/dep/massair/forecast
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