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Eventdex · Lightning Report

WORCESTER

5312934

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event_typeLightning
ncei_event_id5,312,934
episode_id1,142,162
begin_utc2002-08-02T20:30:00+00:00
end_utc2002-08-02T21:30:00+00:00
stateMASSACHUSETTS
cz_typeC
cz_nameWORCESTER
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property10K
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeSevere thunderstorms moved through much of the Bay State during the afternoon and evening. There were many reports of downed trees, large branches, and power lines from the east slopes of the Berkshires into Worcester and Middlesex Counties. Damage was most widespread in Hampden and Hampshire Counties, where about 6,000 electric customers were left without power because of the storms. Lightning strikes caused damage in Worcester and Norfolk Counties. In Worcester, lightning hit a power substation and a bank of transformers, resulting in more than 3,000 customers losing power. Lightning was also given as the probable cause of a barn fire in Southbridge. In Norfolk County, lightning struck five separate power poles as well as two homes, causing minor damage.
year2,002

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