Massachusetts, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
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A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 6:39 p.m. in effect until 7:45 p.m. for Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
WEYMOUTH, Mass. — An unrelenting summer storm brought a deluge of rain to eastern Massachusetts on Thursday, leading to flash flooding during the morning commute. Many areas were drenched by several inches of rain, highways and roads left impassable, and some drivers had to be rescued from the rising floodwaters.
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents lost power after thunderstorms moved through the region on Thursday night.
On Thursday at 6:01 a.m. the National Weather Service released a flash flood warning in effect until 9 a.m. for Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties.
Some people on the South Coast spent the holiday cleaning up from a short, but powerful storm that blew through last night.
A home in Walpole, Massachusetts, was struck by lightning after severe thunderstorms rolled into the area Tuesday evening.
Sunshine on Saturday may have to wait, as clouds could gather and bring another round of rain showers and possible thunderstorms later in the day. Before Friday wraps up, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for southwestern Franklin and northwestern Hampshire counties,