Thursday, January 31, 2013
Gusts could reach 60 miles per hour on Thursday morning. The winds could bring down trees, tree limbs and send unsecured objects flying around town.
High winds are a serious concern for residents in Hamilton and Wenham on Thursday morning. The National Weather Service has declared a High Wind Warning through 9 a.m. Thursday. Gusts have reached 49 miles per hour on Thursday morning at Beverly Airport, which is partly in Wenham. That happened at about 4 a.m. The winds could topple trees, knock off tree limbs and send unsecured objects flying around town. Power lines could also be cut, the Weather Service warns, with scattered outages possible. Some small branches have come down on the roads in the two towns on Thursday. As of 7 a.m., National Grid reports no power outages in Hamilton and Wenham. And the wild wind comes with rain and temperatures unusually warm into the 50s. How's your …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Strong wind gusts are expected as part of an approaching storm, starting on Wednesday night and lasting into Thursday.
A high wind warning and coastal flood advisory have both been issued as a strong winter storm approaches Hamilton and Wenham on Wednesday night. The coastal flood advisory - which runs from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday - was issued at 3:51 p.m. on Wednesday and the high wind warning – which runs from 10 p.m. on Wednesday through 11 a.m. on Thursday - was issued at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service in Taunton. Both the warning and the advisory run along the Massachusetts coast from the New Hampshire state line to Cape Cod. While only a small amount of snow is expected to accumulate before the changeover to rain, wind will be the big impact for both towns. Winds are expected to blow from the east at 30 to 40 miles per hour…
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The National Weather Service is warning of the possibility of a severe thunderstorm and damaging winds on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
There’s a severe thunderstorm warning in place for Hamilton and Wenham on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, meaning there’s a chance of a strong thunderstorm moving through the area. The National Weather Service issued the watch at 7:55 p.m. on Tuesday. There had also been a wind advisory in place, but at 7:31 p.m. it was upgraded to a high wind warning. The severe thunderstorm watch extends across most of eastern and central Massachusetts, including Hamilton and Wenham, plus portions of southern New Hampshire, northern Connecticut and most of Rhode Island. It runs until 3 a.m. on Wednesday. The watch means that conditions are favorable for the formation of a severe thunderstorm. The high wind warning is issued when sustained winds of 40 …
Nancy
12:57 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Looked like the sign at St. Paul's had been blown down. Lots of branches everywhere. We were very fortunate. more ›