Hurricane Lee did not directly hit Massachusetts but passed off the coast, bringing severe weather impacts to the state starting Friday, September 15, 2023, and continuing into Saturday. The center of the storm moved about 200 to 250 miles east of southern New England, including Massachusetts. The storm's greatest impact in Massachusetts was felt on the Lower and Outer Cape Cod and Nantucket, with tropical storm warnings in effect for coastal areas including Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. The storm approached New England around Friday night into Saturday but made landfall further north in southeastern Canada on Saturday, September 16, 2023. In summary, Hurricane Lee's effects were felt in Massachusetts via strong winds and heavy rain starting late on Friday, September 15, 2023, but the hurricane did not directly make landfall in Massachusetts itself, instead moving east off the coast and hitting southeastern Canada on September 16, 2023.