An approaching cold front, combined with tropical moisture in advance of Hurricane Arthur, produced two rounds of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. The storms produced wind damage across much of the Bay State, primarily along and north of the Mass Pike.

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 19:07:00 to 03-JUL-14 19:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: WESTHAMPTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Numerous trees were downed in Hatfield, Williamsburg, Westhampton, Northampton, and Easthampton which blocked roadways in some cases. One lane of Interstate 91 in Northampton was blocked by a fallen tree near Exit 20. Trees were downed onto houses on Ellington Road and Water Street in Northampton and on Strong Street in Easthampton. In Amherst, large branches were downed at UMASS. A tree was downed in Hadley near the Connecticut River.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 19:55:00 to 03-JUL-14 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEERFIELD MOHAWK ARP
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A two foot diameter tree was downed on River Road which blocked the roadway. In Erving, trees were downed on Pleasant Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 20:14:00 to 03-JUL-14 20:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: TEMPLETON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Multiple trees were downed in Templeton.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 20:45:00 to 03-JUL-14 20:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: WARWICK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree and wires were downed on Athol Road in Warwick.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 21:10:00 to 03-JUL-14 21:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITINSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Wires were downed on Carr Street in Northbridge, and a tree was downed onto a house on Elm Place. In Upton, a tree was downed at the Police Station and on Route 140.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 21:25:00 to 03-JUL-14 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOLLISTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Numerous trees and wires were downed from Metrowest to the immediate Boston area, including Holliston, Framingham, Natick, Newton, Waltham, Wakefield, Watertown, Somerville, and Malden.

Thunderstorm Wind in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 21:50:00 to 03-JUL-14 21:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: WELLESLEY FELLS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was downed onto a house on Crescent Street which damaged the windows. Another tree was downed on Wellesley Avenue. A large limb was downed on Weston Road and wires were downed on College Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 22:09:00 to 03-JUL-14 22:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEVEREUX
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires were downed in Peabody, Salem, Danvers, Beverly, and Marblehead.

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 21:56:00 to 03-JUL-14 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: SAUGUS IRON WORKS NH
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A large branch was downed on Walnut Street in Saugus. Trees were downed in Lynn on South Common Street, Surfside Road, Waverly Street, Linwood Road, and O'Leary Place.

Lightning in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 16:29:00 to 03-JUL-14 16:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: BUZZARDS BAY
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A house was struck by lightning on Columbia Street in Ayer, which ignited a two-alarm fire.

Hail in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 13:34:00 to 03-JUL-14 13:34:00 (EST-5)
Location: RUSSELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Quarter sized hail was reported by an amateur radio operator in Montgomery. No damage was reported.

Hail in HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 14:00:00 to 03-JUL-14 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: EASTHAMPTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Dime sized hail was reported by an amateur radio operator in Easthampton. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 16:15:00 to 03-JUL-14 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: KENWOOD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Dracut, trees were downed on Kensington Street. Large limbs were downed on Route 110 and on Amesbury Street. In Billerica, several trees and wires were downed along part of Route 129 which closed the roadway. A tree fell onto a house on Applewood Avenue, downed trees blocked Pollard and Floyd Streets, and trees were downed on Mellon Road, Concord Road, Boston Road near the Lahey Clinic, and Parkway Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 16:30:00 to 03-JUL-14 17:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH LAWRENCE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Lawrence, trees were downed on Winthrop Avenue, Essex Street, Everett Street, and Methuen Street. A tree fell onto a house on Furber Street and another on Melvin Street. In North Andover, a large tree was downed on Boston Road near Route 114 and on Main Street. Damage was a little more extensive in Andover, where many trees were downed on the south side of town including on Vine Street. Trees and wires were downed on Bridle Path Road.

Hail in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 16:40:00 to 03-JUL-14 16:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: LAWRENCE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Dime sized hail was reported in Lawrence.

Hail in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 17:00:00 to 03-JUL-14 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEWBURYPORT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Dime sized hail was reported in Newburyport.

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 18:35:00 to 03-JUL-14 19:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH BLANDFORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Blandford, several large limbs were blown down on North Blandford Road and a tree was downed onto wires on Russell Stage Road. A tree and wires were downed on Woronoco Road in Russell. In Huntington, several trees were downed on Bromley Road, a tree was downed across Route 66, and wires were downed on Searle Road. In West Springfield, a tree was downed on Route 20 not far from the Westfield line.

Lightning in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 19:58:00 to 03-JUL-14 19:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOCK VLG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A house was struck by lightning on Great Pines Drive in Shutesbury which ignited a fire.

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 13:30:00 to 03-JUL-14 13:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: RUSSELL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Many trees were downed on North Road in Westfield. A tree was also downed on Russell Road in Montgomery, and a tree fell onto wires in Holyoke. In Southwick, numerous trees and wires were downed on Concord Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 21:55:00 to 03-JUL-14 21:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRIGHTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires were downed in Brighton and Chelsea.

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 14:05:00 to 03-JUL-14 14:27:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHESTERFIELD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was downed on Chesterfield Road in Williamsburg and on South Street in Chesterfield. A tree was downed onto a car on Harlow Avenue in Northampton, and another tree fell onto wires. A large tree was downed onto a house on West Summit Street in South Hadley.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 19:23:00 to 03-JUL-14 19:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: CONWAY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Conway, trees and wires were downed on Boyden Road. Most of the wind damage reported was in Sunderland where many trees were downed and blocked roads in some cases, including parts of Route 47, North Plain Road, and Silver Lane. Two trees fell onto houses on Sunderland Road and Long Plain Road. Trees were also reported downed in South Deerfield on King Phillip Avenue, in New Salem on Neilson Road, and in Shutesbury.

Hail in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-JUL-14 16:20:00 to 03-JUL-14 16:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: DRACUT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter sized hail was reported in Dracut. No damage was reported.