Strong winds topple trees, knock out power across New England

WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - Strong winds Thursday have caused significant damage across the region, toppling trees and knocking out power in many areas.

In Massachusetts, crews are tending to downed trees in Woburn, Brookline, Holliston and Newton, among other towns and cities.

More than 10,000 customers in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, lost power. A commuter train between Worcester and Boston was delayed after a tree fell on tracks in Grafton.

The howling winds are battering New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut as well.

Central Maine Power reported more than 8,000 power outages Thursday afternoon. Eversource in New Hampshire reported that 19,721 had lost power, most of those in the southwest part of the state.

The Wilbur Cross Parkway in Orange, Connecticut, was closed for about two hours after a tree fell onto a van. Two people were taken to a hospital. The seriousness of their injuries wasn’t immediately clear.

High winds also blew over a small, unoccupied plane at an airport in Simsbury, Connecticut.

A high wind warning is in affect until 7 p.m. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are expected at times.

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