Thunderstorm Wind — Essex, Massachusetts
2023-09-08 · near East Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
$3K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Boxford, there were trees and wires down on several streets.
Wider weather episode
Southerly flow brought elevated dewpoints in the 70s to southern New England leading to a heat advisory. All the heat and humidity led to good instability which, along with forcing from a strong mid level jet produced severe storms in Massachusetts and Connecticut and some flash flooding in Massachusetts.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1121351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.