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NPWBOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
536 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 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 Lawrence, Smithfield, Chatham, East
Greenwich, Fall River, Framingham, New Bedford, Coventry, West
Greenwich, Boston, Brockton, New Shoreham, Gloucester, Westerly,
Newport, Foxborough, Lowell, Nantucket, Vineyard Haven, Quincy,
Falmouth, West Warwick, Bristol, Cambridge, Plymouth, Foster,
Providence, Warwick, Taunton, Narragansett, Provincetown,
Mattapoisett, and Norwood
536 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

The threat for high winds over 58 mph has ended. Expect weaker,
though still gusty winds for the remainder of today.

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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 Greenfield, Windsor Locks, Northampton,
Ayer, Union, Milford, Willimantic, Springfield, Worcester,
Chesterfield, Charlemont, Amherst, Vernon, Fitchburg, Hartford,
Orange, Putnam, Blandford, and Barre
536 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut and central, eastern, and
  western Massachusetts.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* 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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