Lightning — Nantucket, Massachusetts

2023-08-13 · near Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Nantucket, a house was struck by lightning on Goose Pond Ln. Shingles on the roof were thrown off by the strike.

Wider weather episode

An approaching cold front brought scattered thunderstorms to southeastern Massachusetts. Robust instability developed by mid morning leading to t-storms with heavy rain and gusty winds. Nantucket saw a good amount of damage as did Easton and Raynham.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.