A weak cold front moved through Southern New England, sparking showers and thunderstorms.  Most of the thunderstorms produced only minor damage from winds and a smattering of large hail, one of the thunderstorms wreaked havoc on the small town of Hinsdale, NH.  There, trees and telephone poles were downed all over town, landing on trailers, cars and houses.  Trees were also downed on the towns busiest commuter road, Route 119, disrupting traffic during rush hour.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:45:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: BEAVER BROOK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires on Chester Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:53:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: BEDFORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees on Wiggins Avenue and wires on Alpha Circle were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 17:05:00 to 01-JUL-08 17:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARBLEHEAD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Large limbs and wires on West Shore Drive were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Flood in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 18:40:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAIRLAWN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several streets in downtown Worcester were impassable because of flooding, including the Route 20 underpass at Route 122.  In Shrewsbury, there was one foot of standing water in the intersection of Route 9 and Maple Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:15:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: STOW
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator recorded a 63 mph wind gust on his home weather station.  No damage was reported.

Hail in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 15:25:00 to 01-JUL-08 15:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: BERNARDSTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 16:44:00 to 01-JUL-08 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: LYNN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Lynn, large branches and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds.  In Marblehead, trees and wires on Green Street and Kenneth Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.  One of the trees on Kenneth Road landed on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 17:05:00 to 01-JUL-08 17:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRIDES CROSSING
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees on Hale Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 18:29:00 to 01-JUL-08 18:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: WORCESTER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Penny size hail fell near College of the Holy Cross and Vernon Hill Hospital.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 18:30:00 to 01-JUL-08 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: OXFORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Six inch diameter branches and several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in the Hodgesville Dam area of Oxford.  Also, two utility poles were damaged.  In East Charlton, trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 18:35:00 to 01-JUL-08 18:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: WORCESTER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several three inch diameter branches and a tree on Bancroft Tower Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:05:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: HUDSON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny to quarter size hail fell in Hudson.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:10:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: HUDSON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Hudson, power lines in the Chestnut Hill Street area were downed by thunderstorm winds.  In Stow, trees and wires on Red Acre, Boone, Randall, Birch Hill, and Gleason Dale Roads were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:10:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: STOW
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.25K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Windblown golf ball size hail broke a window in a house in the Birch Hill Road area.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:22:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MAYNARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires on Tremont Street and Dartmouth Court in Maynard and on School Street in Acton were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-JUL-08 19:25:00 to 01-JUL-08 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: ACTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter