Thunderstorm Wind — Essex, Massachusetts
2023-09-08 · near South Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts
$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Peabody, there were a tree and wires down on Hamilton Rd and a tree on a vehicle on Lexington Ave.
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 1121376. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.