On Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 8 p.m. for Essex and Middlesex counties.

Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and nickel-sized hail (0.88 inches) are predicted.

"At 7:05 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Boxford, or near North Andover, moving east at 15 mph," explains the weather service. "Expect damage to trees and power lines."

Locations impacted by the warning include Haverhill, Methuen, Gloucester, North Andover, Danvers, Newburyport, North Reading, Ipswich, Middleton, Salisbury, Georgetown, Boxford, Hamilton, Rockport, Newbury, Groveland, Topsfield, Rowley, Wenham and West Newbury.

According to the weather service, "For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a bu

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