Lightning in Essex County, Massachusetts

Lightning August 7, 2022 · Essex County, Massachusetts

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Montserrat (42.5608, -70.8507).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046572. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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