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Strong winds, heavy rain may rock Mass. tonight

By Jaime Lutz

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 27, 2011

Damaging winds and heavy rain may rock Massachusetts tonight, the National Weather Service says. In the storm that should start right about sunset, winds will gust up to 55 miles per hour on the Cape and islands and up to 50 in other coastal areas, including Boston, the forecasters said. Forecasters issued high wind warnings and wind advisories covering the period from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible.

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