BOSTON (WHDH) - Many severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect for parts of Massachusetts, including Boston, Tuesday afternoon as storms packing damaging winds and heavy rain moved through.
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Wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour, lightning, and quarter-sized hail battered parts of the Bay State. As of 7 p.m. more than 10,600 people were without power with roughly 50 percent of Swampscott residents and business owners plunged into darkness, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
The storms sparked trouble in Salem where trees fell on a power line and ignited a fire.
Trees across the state were uprooted. No injuries have been reported.
A heat advisory has also been issued for parts of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday evening.
People are urged to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, and stay out of the sun.
Visit the 7Weather page for the latest forecast updates.
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