Storms bring strong winds, lightning to much of Massachusetts as region remains under Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Storms rolled through parts of the area Friday afternoon, damaging trees and utility poles. Much of central and western Massachusetts is under a Se...

September 9, 2023
3:02 AM

Storms rolled through parts of the area Friday afternoon, damaging trees and utility poles. Much of central and western Massachusetts is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. Friday night. Middlesex, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire counties are all a part of the watch. In Andover, a tree splintered and fell onto a vehicle. In western Massachusetts, this includes the cities of Fitchburg, Framingham, Gloucester, Greenfield, Hartford, Lawrence, Lowell, Northampton, Springfield, Union, Vernon and Worcester.

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