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A May Nor'easter? MA Braces For Winter-Like Storm This Week
Up to 2 inches of rain could fall as a winter-like storm brings a harsh chill to Massachusetts later this week.
MASSACHUSETTS — Harsh winds, heavy rains and the potential for coastal flooding and damage are on the way across Massachusetts this week as a winter-style nor'easter batters parts of New England on Thursday.
A week of below-normal temperatures and gusty northeast winds will culminate on Thursday with the storm that may have been a major snowmaker at a different time of year. While the temperatures will remain far too warm for anything wintry, it will be a mess of a day with persistent rain, and wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour along the coast, with widespread gusts of up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Some coastal damage is possible with the onshore flow from the persistent northeast wind. The strongest winds are expected in Cape Ann and along the outer Cape Cod and the Islands.
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The steadiest rain is expected to begin late Wednesday night and last throughout Thursday into Thursday night.
The high temperature for much of the region on Thursday will fail to get out of the 40s with up to 2 inches of rain possible.
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There is expected to be slow improvement after that through the Memorial Day weekend.
The NWS said rain is most likely Friday morning before it becomes mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a high temperature of 56 degrees.
Saturday is forecast to be a high of 61 degrees with the chance of showers and a diminishing wind.
Sunday and Monday are looking much better with a high of 67 degrees under partly sunny skies on Sunday and a high of 69 degrees on Memorial Day.
(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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