Lightning in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Lightning June 27, 2008 · Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Injuries

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck the penthouse of a seven story building on Beacon Street in the Back Bay section of Boston, setting it on fire. Four firefighters were sent to the hospital with minor burns and heat exhaustion.

The wider storm

A trough in the lee of the Appalachians combined with a cold front moving through southern New England resulted in severe thunderstorms. These storms produced a variety of severe weather including hail and damaging winds.

Began near Back Bay Annex (42.3514, -71.0870).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 119797. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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