First Alert

Hurricane Lee has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone as it moves across New England, but it is still considered dangerous. A flash flood warning has been issued for Washington County in southeastern Maine until 1 a.m. Sunday. An earlier flash flood warning has since expired for Hancock County. Click here for active weather alerts Here’s more on Lee...

Lee is passing several hundred miles to our east, though close enough that we’ve felt impacts since last night and we remain in a First Alert this morning. The primary effects are along the immediate coast, especially for Cape Cod and the Islands. Battering surf, significant beach erosion are ongoing and today’s midday high tide cycle will feature splashover...

Tornado warnings were issued Wednesday for a set of storms that worked its way from Connecticut, through Rhode Island and into southeastern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service issued the warning for a severe thunderstorm that was capable of producing a tornado near Foster, Rhode Island. It tracked east, sparking tornado warnings in Massachusetts’ Bristol, Plymouth and Norfolk counties, before the…

Monday was beyond awful for Leominster, Gardner and Pepperell, as central Massachusetts experienced catastrophic flash flooding. The glossary of meteorology from the American Meteorological Society defines flash flooding as moderate to intense rainfall over highly saturated or impervious land surfaces, and generally occurring within minutes to several hours of the rainfall event. This flooding was enough to close major thoroughfares,…

With all eyes on the tropics and particularly Hurricane Idalia barreling toward Florida, it’s easy to lose sight of the weather here at home – but our First Alert Team has issued a First Alert for Wednesday, and we’re ready for dangerous rip currents at some New England beaches in the days ahead. The first impactful weather player is...

Flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect in Maine and Vermont Monday afternoon and evening, but have since expired. Click here to see more severe weather alerts. It’s not saying much given the way this summer has gone, but this week certainly should end up the hottest of the season thus far with a potential heat...

Thursday is our driest day for a while and an unsettled weather pattern takes hold again overnight through early next week.  A couple isolated showers will be around Thursday, but most locations avoid the rain during daylight in Massachusetts. Daily thunderstorm chances will lead to some flooding concerns and periodic damaging wind gusts with any stronger storms. The humidity is...