Lightning — Essex, Massachusetts

2022-08-07 · near Montserrat, Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Beverly, lightning caused a house fire on Boyles Street.

Wider weather episode

Heat and humidity, with CAPE of 2500 north of the Mass Pike but little other forcing, led to scattered severe thunderstorms over eastern Massachusetts and far northern Connecticut in the late afternoon and early evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1046572. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.