Hail — Essex, Massachusetts

2023-09-08 · near Shawsheen Vlg, Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Andover, there was 1 inch hail.

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 1121375. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.