TAUNTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A band of powerful thunderstorms downed trees and power lines and dropped quarter-sized hail on parts of the Bay State as they rolled through New England on Saturday.
As the storms closed in on eastern Massachusetts around 3:30 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for North Central Suffolk County, Southwestern Essex County, and Northwestern Middlesex County.
7NEWS viewers shared photos of powerful lightning strikes and quarter-sized hail.
[5 pm] Doppler radar indicating the potential for damaging wind gusts in the Pembroke to Marshfield locations. pic.twitter.com/haAjpXaLMr
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) June 29, 2019
Wild lightning storm in Boston right now. 🌩 #weather pic.twitter.com/auur4g6rX5
— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) June 29, 2019
This thunderstorm is moving quickly! It covers the skyline within 40 seconds #7NEWS #7Weather @clamberton7 pic.twitter.com/LsL6z8kRZN
— Kaitlin McCulley (@KaitlinMcCulley) June 29, 2019
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