The following events were reported: Hail, Lightning, Thunderstorm Wind. These occurred near station USW00014739, approximately 30.6987 km away, between 2014-09-06 15:02:00 and 2014-09-06 17:35:00. The events included records with hailstones measuring 49.4352 inches.The events resulted in 2 injuries and 2 fatalities. The events caused property damage valued at 342000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: An approaching cold front provided enough lift in a rather unstable environment to produce showers and thunderstorms across southern New England. Many of these storms produced strong to damaging winds. An approaching cold front provided enough lift in a rather unstable environment to produce showers and thunderstorms across southern New England. Event Narrative: Trees on VFW Parkway were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of these trees fell on a person, injuring their leg. A tree and power lines on Harlem Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. Two women were struck by lightning while walking towards the parking lot from the beach at Crane's Beach in Ipswich. One was a 61 year old woman from Connecticut, the other a 69 year old woman from Massachusetts. Both went into cardiac arrest and were given CPR before being transported to Beverly Hospital and then to Massachusetts General Hospital's burn unit. The 61 year old woman died of her injuries the evening of September 6th. The 69 year old succumbed to her injuries a week later on September 13th. Lightning struck a house near the intersection of Central Street and Route 28, setting it on fire. Large tree limbs on Oak Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree and wires on Bridge Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. Trees and large branches on Osgood Street, Harkaway Street, and Academy Lane were downed by thunderstorm winds. Trees and wires on Beach Avenue were downed onto a house by thunderstorm winds. Trees and wires on South Union, Kent, Baily, and Dorchester Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree on Dorchester Street was downed onto a car. Several trees were downed throughout Methuen by thunderstorm winds. Over 100 trees were downed, snapped, or lost large limbs. This included hardwood and softwood trees such as oaks and pines. Power was out for a majority of the town since many utility lines were brought down. Damage from this microburst began at Mile Lane and Linebrook Road where tops of a large pine tree and oak tree were snapped off and ended on Argilla Road where large tree limbs and power lines were downed.||The most significant damage was on Topsfield Road where a large pine tree was downed and multiple utility lines were downed, including a transformer. Damage was also significant on South Main Street at County Road where large oak trees had limbs snapped off and numerous power and utility lines were downed. On Waldingfield Road, a large tree and limbs were downed onto the commuter rail tracks, resulting in delays until the debris could be cleared. A tree at the intersection of North and Dempsey Streets was downed by thunderstorm winds. Power lines on Thatcher Road and Washington Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree on Wheeler Street was downed onto a house. A tree and a utility pole on Odell Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. In addition, a large branch was downed onto Pierce Road and a tree was downed onto a house on Elliott Street. Trees on Sterling Road and Pinewood Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. Trees and wires on Steven and Greene Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds. A large limb was downed by thunderstorm winds, blocking the intersection of Main Street and Forest Glen. Trees and wires on Evans Drive and Middlesex Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of the trees on Evans Drive was downed onto a house. Trees and wires on Main Street and Glendale Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree and wires on Winthrop Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. Many branches at Tufts University were downed by thunderstorm winds with one large tree branch blocking an entrance to the University. A tree on Wheaten Road was downed by thunderstorm winds. Large branches on Haster Road and Chestnut Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree on Emerson Street was downed by thunderstorm winds. Trees and wires on Forest Street, Highland and Richdale Avenues, and Alewife Parkway were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree and a power pole were downed at the intersection of Arlington and Lincoln Streets. A large tree on Cherry Street was downed by thunderstorm winds. A 31 year old man was struck by lightning while taking out trash behind the Dunkin' Donuts shop where he worked. He was struck in his left thumb and the force of the strike sent him flying into the windshield of a parked car 15 feet away and setting his shirt on fire. He sustained injuries to his shoulder and thumb. He was taken to an area hospital for evaluation but then sent home.