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WORCESTER

5393104

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event_typeLightning
ncei_event_id5,393,104
episode_id1,168,179
begin_utc2004-05-25T02:53:00+00:00
end_utc2004-05-25T02:53:00+00:00
stateMASSACHUSETTS
cz_typeC
cz_nameWORCESTER
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property10K
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeDespite temperatures in the 50s from a shallow marine layer, severe thunderstorms formed in southeast Massachusetts during the afternoon due to the presence of instability aloft. A small line of thunderstorms dropped penny sized hail in Plymouth before weakening, then another thunderstorm on Cape Cod became severe and dropped penny sized hail in Mashpee.Another round of severe thunderstorms moved across Massachusetts during the evening ahead of a cold front. There were many reports of large hail, especially in the Connecticut Valley, where hailstones as large as golf balls were observed in Greenfield. Penny to quarter sized hail fell in parts of central and eastern Massachusetts, from Gardner to Clinton and Foxborough. No damage was reported as a result of the large hail.Lightning from thunderstorms caused significant damage in parts of central and eastern Massachusetts. Two homes in Andover and Needham sustained major damage as a result of lightning-induced fires, and minor damage to homes and a church was reported in Spencer, Lowell, Sharon, and Stoughton.
year2,004

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