Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail, lightning strikes, and localized flooding to much of central and eastern Massachusetts. During the late afternoon, thunderstorm winds brought down large branches and wires in Worcester County from Athol to Leicester. Other storms caused damage from Douglas to Uxbridge and Blackstone, where large branches and wires were downed. Lightning struck a large tree in Winchendon, causing it to explode and send debris onto nearby houses, resulting in some damage. Two homes were struck by lightning in Marlborough, one of which sustained heavy damage. Lightning also struck a utility pole in Northbridge. As the storms entered the western suburbs of Boston, they produced penny sized hail in Framingham and brought down a utility pole. Trees, large branches, and wires were blown down in Norfolk County, from Franklin to Norfolk, Walpole, Westwood, and Weymouth. In Hingham, thunderstorm winds brought down large branches and wires on Leavitt Street and a tree was blown down across Chamberlin Run Road. Multiple lightning strikes caused structure fires in Plainville and Wrentham.Storm damage was also reported to the north of Boston. Trees and large branches were brought down in Sudbury and Lincoln. A sign was blown down in Somerville, and high tension wires were downed in Beverly. A large tree was brought down on Walnut Street in Saugus, temporarily blocking the roadway. Wires were reported down in the Beachmont section of Revere on Bradstreet Avenue. A tree was also blown down on Cypress Road in Marblehead.Torrential rainfall with the storms produced significant urban flooding. In Worcester, Route 20 was closed due to flooding in both directions at Route 122. Urban flooding was also reported in Peabody, where water rose to a depth of one and a half feet on Warren and Endicott Streets, and in Salem where flooding affected Pope Street, Eagan Place, and Main Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:05:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: CONCORD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flood in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 18:10:00 to 28-JUL-06 19:00:00 (EST)
Location: PEABODY
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Urban flood

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:40:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:40:00 (EST)
Location: NATICK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:37:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:50:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKLIN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flood in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:45:00 to 28-JUL-06 18:15:00 (EST)
Location: WORCESTER
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Urban flood

Lightning in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:10:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:10:00 (EST)
Location: NORTHBRIDGE
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Lightning in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:30:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: MARLBOROUGH
Property damage: 59K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 18:10:00 to 28-JUL-06 18:10:00 (EST)
Location: HINGHAM
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Lightning in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:40:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:40:00 (EST)
Location: WRENTHAM
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:20:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:20:00 (EST)
Location: FRAMINGHAM
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:20:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:20:00 (EST)
Location: FRAMINGHAM
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Lightning in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 16:57:00 to 28-JUL-06 16:57:00 (EST)
Location: WINCHENDON
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:00:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: DOUGLAS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 16:25:00 to 28-JUL-06 16:25:00 (EST)
Location: ATHOL
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 18:00:00 to 28-JUL-06 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: REVERE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:52:00 to 28-JUL-06 18:13:00 (EST)
Location: SAUGUS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 17:46:00 to 28-JUL-06 17:55:00 (EST)
Location: SUDBURY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 28-JUL-06 16:30:00 to 28-JUL-06 16:30:00 (EST)
Location: LEICESTER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO