Thunderstorm Wind — Essex, Massachusetts

2025-09-06 · near South Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Salem, a tree was down partially on a house. Another tree was down on a vehicle on Congress St.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved through Southern New England in the afternoon bringing a round of severe storms which caused a wide swath of wind damage through MA with some in western CT. Some severe hail occurred in northern MA and a single storm dropped 5 tornadoes in central MA which led to widespread tree damage along but limited damage to structures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.