Lightning — Middlesex, Massachusetts

2004-07-08 · near Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms dropped dime sized hail in Ludlow, and also downed large trees and branches in Leominster, Shirley, and Harvard. In Leominster, torrential rainfall in a short period of time resulted in significant urban flooding. Several cars were stranded in flood waters up to their windows. No injuries were reported.Lightning injured 6 people at a campground in Westford, when lightning struck a nearby tree. Lightning also ignited a barn fire in Montague, which totally destroyed the barn, a truck, and a hay baler.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5416250. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.