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NPWBOX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
300 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN
NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT
RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAUNTON, PLYMOUTH, COVENTRY,
NARRAGANSETT, WESTERLY, QUINCY, BROCKTON, VINEYARD HAVEN, FOSTER,
WARWICK, BRISTOL, FOXBOROUGH, BOSTON, NORWOOD, NEW SHOREHAM,
CHATHAM, LOWELL, MATTAPOISETT, FRAMINGHAM, EAST GREENWICH,
NEWPORT, SMITHFIELD, WEST GREENWICH, NANTUCKET, GLOUCESTER,
CAMBRIDGE, FALL RIVER, WEST WARWICK, NEW BEDFORD, LAWRENCE,
PROVINCETOWN, FALMOUTH, AND PROVIDENCE
300 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN, AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN
FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN
HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN
WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WORCESTER, AYER, WILLIMANTIC,
NORTHAMPTON, MILFORD, UNION, CHESTERFIELD, VERNON, HARTFORD,
ORANGE, BLANDFORD, FITCHBURG, CHARLEMONT, PUTNAM, BARRE,
SPRINGFIELD, AMHERST, GREENFIELD, AND WINDSOR LOCKS
300 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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