Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Essex, MA
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Essex
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Essex, or near Gloucester, moving east 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... Salem, Beverly,...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Essex, or near Gloucester, moving east 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... Salem, Beverly, Gloucester, Danvers, Ipswich, Georgetown, Boxford, Hamilton, Rockport, Newbury, Topsfield, Rowley, Manchester, Wenham, and Essex.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Update
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:21PM EDT until August 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 6:58PM EDT until August 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Boston/Norton MA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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