We’re on a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team due to a severe thunderstorm warning in our area.
This alert is in effect for Essex and Middlesex Counties until 8 p.m.
The areas that will be impacted include Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Billerica, Beverly, Woburn, Chelmsford, Andover, Dracut, Tewksbury, Gloucester, North Andover, Saugus, Danvers, Wakefield, and Reading.
The National Weather Service says to expect wind gusts upwards of 60 mph and “damage to trees and power lines.”
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