Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in a warm, humid airmass ahead of an approaching cold front.  Strong to damaging winds accompanied these thunderstorms resulting in tree damage.

Hail in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:58:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: LUNENBURG
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel size hail fell along Lancaster Avenue in Lunenburg.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:30:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: ASHBURNHAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Many trees were damaged along Route 101 in Ashburnham center looking southwest towards Gardner.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:37:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: GARDNER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Eight trees and utility poles were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:15:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEYDEN
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A large tree was downed onto wires on Alexander Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:00:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: PHILLIPSTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Wires on Main Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Flood in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:56:00 to 07-JUL-14 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: WAITES CORNER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Up to one foot of water flooded Route 31/River Street under the train trestle.

Hail in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:15:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: LUNENBURG
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Half dollar size hail fell in Lunenburg.

Lightning in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:10:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: BURLINGTON
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Lightning struck a house on Eugene Road setting the attic on fire.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:13:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: LUNENBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was downed across Route 13 near the Monadnock Golf Course.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:32:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: CONCORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Multiple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the Concord Country Club.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:45:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH WOBURN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Multiple tree limbs and wires on Main Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:47:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees, wires, and a street light on Massachusetts Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:49:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH WOBURN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds, causing several road closures.  Wires were downed on a roof on Conn Street.  A phone pole on Marlboro Road was downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:40:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST EVERETT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Wires were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:50:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: FARM HILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree on Pearl Street was downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:55:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST EVERETT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree on Kennedy Drive in Malden was downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:55:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: MEDFORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees were downed on Corey Street and Riverside Avenue.  A telephone pole was downed onto Massachusetts Avenue and wires on Lawrence Street were downed, all by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 17:03:00 to 07-JUL-14 17:03:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST EVERETT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was downed onto a house on Waite Street by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 19:10:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: SHUTESBURY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Large limbs were downed onto wires on West Pelham Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:50:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEDGEMERE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Lawson Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:20:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: ASHBURNHAM
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 14:18:00 to 07-JUL-14 14:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: MONROE BRIDGE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several large, healthy trees on River Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 14:25:00 to 07-JUL-14 14:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST NORTHFIELD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Many trees and wires along West Northfield Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 14:42:00 to 07-JUL-14 14:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: BERNARDSTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several large trees and three utility poles on Depot and South Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 14:45:00 to 07-JUL-14 14:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: WARWICK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A large tree on Wendell Road was downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:08:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: WARWICK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires along Route 28 were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:30:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHALOM
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:55:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHALOM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A one foot diameter tree was downed onto a house on Day Street by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:20:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: ASHBURNHAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Thunderstorm winds downed large branches near the post office and large trees on Central Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:00:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ORANGE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Wires were downed onto a car on Horton Road by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 15:21:00 to 07-JUL-14 15:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: GARDNER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees, tree limbs, and wires on Camp Collier Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:30:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: BILLERICA
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A large tree was downed by thunderstorm winds onto Technical Park Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:40:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: BURLINGTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Wires on South Bedford Street and the Middlesex Turnpike were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-JUL-14 16:40:00 to 07-JUL-14 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: BEDFORD
Magnitude: 87.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A powerful microburst occurred in Bedford with estimated 90 to 100 mph wind gusts.  Approximately 50 to 70 trees were blown down, most of them healthy pine trees 100 feet tall.  The trees were blown down, snapped at least halfway up, or uprooted.  Eight trees fell onto houses causing significant damage.  On Hilltop Drive and Hemlock Lane alone, more than two dozen pine trees were knocked down.