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Newton Weather Caution: Wind Advisory
The advisory is for Thursday and warns of potentially damaging winds across Massachusetts.
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NEWTON, MA — Another round of strong winds in Newton this week could knock out power.
Newton - and all of Eastern and Southeastern Massachusetts - was placed under a wind advisory Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Gust will hit 50 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The strongest winds are forecast in the afternoon and power outages are possible.
Driving high-profile vehicles could be difficult, NWS said.
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Here's the NWS wind advisory:
- A WIND ADVISORY...REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
- LOCATIONS...INCLUDE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE ISLANDS...AS WELL AS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
- WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
- TIMING...DEVELOPING THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY INTO AFTERNOON.
- IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CHALLENGES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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