Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2022 · Essex County, Massachusetts

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$9K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Peabody, a tree was down on a truck on Norfolk Avenue. A tree was down on power lines at both Lynnfield Street and Columbia Blvd. A tree was down on Bartlett 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 South Peabody (42.5093, -70.9513).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046590. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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