HARWICH, MASS. (WHDH) - Thousands of southeastern Massachusetts residents lost power overnight as a powerful line of thunderstorms blew across the Bay State, triggering a tornado warning on the Cape and Islands.
More than 2,000 people were still without power early Tuesday morning after a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado blew through the Cape around 10 p.m.
The storm prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning through 10:45 p.m.
Lightning illuminates the sky on Monday as storms roll across Cape Cod: https://t.co/mM5A9iZsUd #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/tiGYGYhRYN
— 7News Boston WHDH (@7News) July 23, 2019
As the storms blew through, fire crews in Sandwich battled a blaze sparked by a lightning strike.
Heavy winds also caused serious damage in Harwich, where multiple trees were downed.
Two trees fell onto a home on Lake Pleasant Avenue. There were no reported injuries.
About 1,800 people were still without power as of 7 a.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
Two large trees in #Harwich ripped right up from the roots during the storms last night, landed in the front yard of a home, one hit the house but the homeowner says there’s no damage inside. Other damage in the surrounding area as well. @7News pic.twitter.com/md2c1fgJLD
— John Cuoco (@JCuocoNews) July 23, 2019
Utility crews were out in the area early Tuesday morning clearing debris from the roadway.
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