High Wind Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Mon 03/16/2026 05:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Tue 03/17/2026 06:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Boston, MA ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Newton, MA ∙ Lynn, MA ∙ Cranston, RI ∙ Quincy, MA ∙ Warwick, RI ∙ New Bedford, MAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1258 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern, and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
Technical Header
MAZ005>007-013>024-RIZ001>008-152000- /O.CON.KBOX.HW.A.0002.260316T2100Z-260317T1000Z/ Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA- Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA- Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA- Nantucket MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI- Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Fall River, Taunton, Norwood, Gloucester, Vineyard Haven, Quincy, Newport, Lawrence, Coventry, Chatham, Warwick, Bristol, Westerly, West Greenwich, Narragansett, Lowell, Providence, Provincetown, Foxborough, Foster, New Shoreham, Nantucket, Boston, East Greenwich, Framingham, Cambridge, Smithfield, New Bedford, Falmouth, Plymouth, Brockton, Mattapoisett, and West Warwick 1258 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
