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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

NHZ012-015-281915-
Western And Central Hillsborough NH-Eastern Hillsborough NH-
240 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Townsend, or 8 miles northeast of Fitchburg, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Nashua, Merrimack, Bedford, Milford, Amherst, Litchfield, Hollis, New
Boston, Mont Vernon, Lyndeborough, Brookline, Mason, Mount Vernon,
Hudson, and Wilton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4271 7178 4296 7167 4287 7144 4283 7143
      4282 7139 4281 7137 4270 7146
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 205DEG 24KT 4266 7167

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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