hurricane lee

President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Massachusetts Saturday in response to the impacts of Hurricane Lee. This comes after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency on Friday, activating the National Guard ahead of the arrival of the storm. By Saturday morning Lee was a post-tropical storm, bringing rain, winds and punishing surf conditions to the…

When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. Lee remained a Category 1 hurricane late Friday night with sustained winds of 80...

Atlantic storm Lee pummeled a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada with destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains that toppled trees, flooded roadways and cut power to tens of thousands on Saturday. One person was killed in Maine when a tree limb fell on his vehicle. The center of the sprawling post-tropical cyclone made landfall about 135…

Friday night was the calm before the storm on Cape Cod as Hurricane Lee approaches New England.

With Hurricane Lee getting closer to the Massachusetts coast — the storm’s latest track indicates it will swipe Boston with wind and rain but won’t make landfall there — travel in and out of the area is beginning to be impacted.

Overnight Friday night: Tropical Storm Warning at the coast. Rain arrives to the coast, wind increases as fringe of Hurricane Lee arrives. Lows around 60. Saturday: Coastal wind & rain worst in the morning and midday, then improving. Midday coastal flooding for some. Inland windswept showers. Scattered power outages. Highs 65-70. Sunday: Splendid air, mostly sunny, highs 75-80.

Overnight Friday night: Tropical Storm Warning at the coast. Rain arrives to the coast, wind increases as fringe of Hurricane Lee arrives. Lows around 60. Saturday: Coastal wind & rain worst in the morning and midday, then improving. Midday coastal flooding for some. Inland windswept showers. Scattered power outages. Highs 65-70. Sunday: Splendid air, mostly sunny, highs 75-80.

We’ve been keeping very close tabs on the track of Hurricane Lee for the last several days now. We’ve been monitoring whether or not Lee was going to make more of a shift to the west and bring it closer to the New England coast. To this point, the shift farther west has not happened. The odds are much...

With Hurricane Lee getting closer to the Massachusetts coast — the storm’s latest track indicates it will swipe Boston with wind and rain but won’t make landfall there — travel in and out of the area is beginning to be impacted. Flights to New England may be affected, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which was monitoring the situation on…

Massachusetts isn’t expected to take a direct hit from the storm, but there will be coastal impacts.

Friday: Cloudy with comfortable air, breezy late. Highs 65-70. Overnight Friday night: Tropical Storm Warning at the coast. Rain arrives to the coast, wind increases as fringe of Hurricane Lee arrives. Lows around 60. Saturday: Coastal wind & rain worst in the morning and midday, then improving. Midday coastal flooding for some. Inland windswept showers. Scattered power outages. Highs 65-70....

A state of emergency was declared in Maine Thursday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Lee this weekend, which prompted the National Weather Service to declare its first hurricane watch in 15 years. That watch, which was in place for Down East Maine, was discontinued on Friday morning, though a tropical storm warning remained in effect for the area, as…

Friday: Cloudy with comfortable air, breezy late. Highs 65-70. Overnight: Tropical Storm Warning at the coast. Rain arrives to the coast, wind increases as fringe of Hurricane Lee arrives. Lows around 60. Saturday: Coastal wind & rain worst in the morning and midday, then improving. Midday coastal flooding for some. Inland windswept showers. Scattered power outages. Highs 65-70. Sunday: Splendid...

New England is known for its fickle weather, powerful nor’easters and blizzards. Destructive hurricanes, however, are relatively rare and typically don’t pack the same punch as tropical cyclones that hit the Southeast. Hurricanes usually lose some steam, becoming tropical storms, or extratropical storms, in northern waters. New England, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Lee, is usually protected from the worst...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Friday that she has declared a state of emergency and is activating the National Guard ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Lee. The governor held a 12 p.m. press conference at the State House with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and other state officials to discuss what is being done to prepare. “As you know,…

Friday: Cloudy with comfortable air, breezy late. Highs 65-70. Overnight: Tropical Storm Warning at the coast. Rain arrives to the coast, wind increases as fringe of Hurricane Lee arrives. Lows around 60. Saturday: Coastal wind & rain worst in the morning and midday, then improving. Midday coastal flooding for some. Inland windswept showers. Scattered power outages. Highs 65-70. Sunday:...

South Shore communities and Boston are continuing to prepare ahead of Hurricane Lee’s arrival.

Even though the City of Boston is not expected to bear the brunt of this hurricane, power outages and flooding are still a concern. Both the city and major utilities like Eversource and National Grid will have their emergency operation centers online by Friday afternoon. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said they’re paying particular attention to areas along the coast...

All eyes are on Hurricane Lee, but close to home, we’re toning down the rhetoric about impacts. Maine is under its first hurricane watch in 15 years and a state of emergency was declared Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills. The rest of the region is under a tropical storm warning, with powerful winds and coastal flooding expected to arrive Friday…