Lightning — Norfolk, Massachusetts

2023-07-21 · near Wellesley Fells, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Wellesley, lightning struck a tree on Schaller Street, igniting it, per Police Twitter account.

Wider weather episode

A warm front stalled across Connecticut and Rhode Island, producing thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. This caused significant flash flooding. Also, wind shear was just strong enough for a few thunderstorms to become severe, with locally damaging wind gusts. A Tornado Warning was even issued for a storm in northern Worcester County, but no tornado damage was reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1109150. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.