BOSTON (WHDH) - Thousands of Bay State residents are without power after a powerful storm blew through northern Essex county that prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning.
A severe thunderstorm warning that expired at 3:45 p.m.= came after the service issued a tornado warning for the region that expired at 3:15 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the entire state through 9 p.m.
The main threats include wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and quarter-sized hail.
The towns of Haverhill and Groveland are reportedly dealing with town-wide power outages.
The Massachuestts Emergency Management Agency says more than 11,000 Massachusetts residents were without power as of 3:30 p.m., primarily in northern Essex County.
Emergency crews are reporting street flooding and tree damage in Methuen and the surrounding area.
@GrovelandPolice @GrovelandPolice report NO major damage. Complete town-wide power outage however.
— John M. Guilfoil (@johnguilfoil) August 21, 2019
Haverhill reportedly without power. I can confirm that Groveland is without power townwide. My clients are saying it may be a grid/distribution issue, NOT a local issue — this typically indicates longer duration power outages.
— John M. Guilfoil (@johnguilfoil) August 21, 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Willimantic CT, Storrs CT, Putnam CT until 4:00 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/OXw5ZdLqMy
— NWS Severe Tstorm (@NWSSevereTstorm) August 21, 2019
Severe thunderstorm warning for northern Essex County for this storm in the Merrimack Valley. pic.twitter.com/LRbFUrWIsM
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) August 21, 2019
2pm WED: Severe Thunderstorm *WATCH* in effect until 9pm. #7news pic.twitter.com/SxD4GMyN3e
— Jeremy Reiner (@jreineron7) August 21, 2019
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