Tornado Alert for Lexington (Expired)

Update, 4 p.m.

A tornado watch was just issued for Lexington through 11 p.m.

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A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the region through 4 p.m. today.

The National Weather Service said shortly after 2 p.m., there could be heavy rain and strong winds exceeding 50 mph.

• Extended Lexington forecast

This is the hourly forecast courtesy of weather.com:

• 2 p.m. Cloudy. 18 mph winds. 80 degrees.
• 3 p.m. Cloudy. 19 mph winds. 75.
• 4 p.m. Windy. 23 mph winds. 82.
• 5 p.m. 60 percent chance of rain/thunderstorms. 23 mph winds. 81.
• 6 p.m. 85% chance of rain/t-storms. 15 mph winds. 81.
• 7 p.m. 100% chance of rain/t-storms. 18 mph winds. 78.
• 8 p.m. 55% chance of rain/t-storms. 10 mph winds. 76.
• 9 p.m. 20% chance of rain/t-storms. 10 mph winds. 74.
• 10 p.m. Cloudy. 72.
• 11 p.m. Cloudy. 71.
• 12 p.m. Cloudy. 71.

Here’s more from NWS:

• THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH SUNSHINE DEVELOPS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
• THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TUESDAY IS BETWEEN 2 AND 8 PM ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE...BUT CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT FLASH FLOODING...BUT HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.
• ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 70+ MPH OR EVEN HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY.
• STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT FLASH FLOODING...BUT HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.

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