NWS Boston/Norton MAHW.W 0005September 24, 2026
High Wind Warning: Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk and 10 more, MA and RI
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a high wind warning for Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk and 10 more in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on September 27. It was the 5th high wind warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Massachusetts had 1 high wind warning in September 2026, against 0 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Massachusetts's high wind warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 42 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Eastern Essex, Suffolk, Eastern Norfolk and 10 more
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:38 p.m. EDT, September 24, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, September 25, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, September 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX HW.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...The eastern Massachusetts coast as well as the south coasts of both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. * WHEN...From 8 AM Friday to 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The long duration of the winds coupled with heavy rain and fully leafed trees may exacerbate the risk for tree damage and power outages.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.