Hour-by-hour storm timeline: High wind warning, flood watch in effect in Massachusetts
By Frank O'Laughlin
Published on March 16, 2026.
A high wind warning and a flood watch are in effect in Massachusetts due to a windswept rainstorm expected to sweep the region with on-and-off downpours over the next 24 hours. The National Weather Service issued a high wind alert for parts of Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. The evening and overnight hours will bring gusts of 55 to 65 mph, potentially causing power outages and difficult travel. Forecasters predict up to 3 inches of rain in some places, heavy at times, with the chance of embedded thunderstorms.
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