Snow Squall Warning, Massachusetts

Severe

Intense but brief bursts of heavy snow. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Issued: Thursday, December 4, 4:48 in the afternoon
Expires: Thursday, December 4, 5:30 in the evening

Places in this warning

Map

This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
US highways
Moving southeast at 46 mph

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Intense but brief bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
Squall now: At 4:45 in the afternoon, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Rye to near Milford, moving southeast at 45 mph.
Where: Essex County (Massachusetts), Northeastern Middlesex County (Massachusetts).
When: Until 5:30 in the evening.
Impacts: Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways: This will affect portions of Interstate 93 from the New Hampshire border to Wilmington, and Insterstate 91 from Lynnfield to the New Hampshire border.
Places named: Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Beverly, Andover, Dracut, Tewksbury, Gloucester, North Andover, Saugus, Danvers, Wakefield, Reading, Wilmington, Marblehead, and Newburyport.
Seen by: Radar and webcams.

Updates

Thursday 4:48 in the afternoon
Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 5:30 in the evening. December 4, 2025