Power Outage in Cambridge, MA

In Tyngsboro, police reported a tree down on power lines on Chestnut Road.

In Holliston, a high voltage power line was down on Pearl St. A tree and wires were down on Holly Ln. A tree was down on South St. at Fisher St.

In Townsend, trees, a utility pole, and power lines were down on Spaulding Street.

In Boxboro, a tree was down on Saras Way. A large tree was down on Massachusetts Avenue by Stow Road and also near the fire station. A large tree and power lines were down on Pine Hill Road.

In Stow, trees and power lines were down at the intersection of Sudbury Road and Whitman Street.

In Cambridge, a power pole was down on Cambridge Street.

In Holliston, a tree was down on power lines on Ashland Street.

At 4:28 PM EST, a tree was reported down on Forest Street in Waltham. At 4:30 PM EST, a tree was reported down on Franklin Street in the neighboring town of Arlington. Also in Arlington at the same time, a power pole and multiple wires were down on Windmill Lane.

At 113 PM EST, trees and power lines were reported down on Hillview Road in North Reading.

A tornado developed within an area of showers and thunderstorms moving through southern New England. This tornado touched down near the Cambridge Turnpike and headed northeast. Most of the damage was concentrated in an area beginning near the intersection of Lexington Road and Alcott Road and continuing up to the neighborhood of Alcott and Independence Roads. Numerous trees were uprooted or had the tops sheared off. These subsequently blocked roads, damaged homes, and downed power lines, cutting off power to the neighborhood. In addition, utility poles were downed either from the wind or from the downed power lines. Thirty-nine houses in this area were damaged to some degree. Only one house suffered significant structural damage. The tornado continued for a short distance beyond this neighborhood before lifting. The historical home of Louisa May Alcott and her family was right next to the tornado path but was not damaged.

A large tree and power lines were downed in Wychwood Heights by thunderstorm winds.

Trees and power lines on Jonathan Lane, Warren Avenue and Spaulding Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree in Chelmsford center and another on Boston Road were downed onto cars.

Trees at the intersection of Route 9 and Temple Street and branches on Gates Road were downed onto power lines by thunderstorm winds.

A tree and a power pole were downed at the intersection of Arlington and Lincoln Streets. A large tree on Cherry Street was downed by thunderstorm winds.

In Westford, power lines were downed on Lowell Road and high tension power lines were downed on Long South Pond. Trees were downed in North Chelmsford on Wellman Avenue. In Dracut, a tree was downed on Lake View Avenue and a tree was snapped in half at the intersection of Mammoth Road and Mill St, which brought wires down. A tree was downed in Billerica across one lane of Roger Street and High Street. In Lowell, a tree and wires were downed on Pawtucket Boulevard and trees were downed on Hudy Street. In Tewksbury, one tree was downed on Whipple Road and another tree was downed on Royer Street.

Large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds, causing several road closures. Wires were downed on a roof on Conn Street. A phone pole on Marlboro Road was downed by thunderstorm winds.

Trees and power lines on Waite Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Multiple large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Route 30 and Oak Street. Five homes sustained minor damage from falling trees.

A large tree and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds onto a car in Winchester. Wires were downed on Franklin Street in Malden.

Each of the seven gaged mainstem rivers in Middlesex County rose above flood stage, the Nashua River at East Pepperell, Shawsheen River at Wilmington, and the Assabet River at Maynard all reached major flood. The Concord River at Lowell and the Shawsheen River at Wilmington set record flood stages.||In addition, several small streams went into flood, including the Charles River at Waltham and Cambridge, and the Aberjona River at Winchester. Damage from this river flooding, along with poor drainage and street flooding, resulted in a federal disaster declaration for this and six other counties in Massachusetts. ||Numerous basements flooded in Weston, Newton, Natick, Watertown, Winchester, Billerica, Tewksbury, Lowell, Pepperell, and Concord. In addition, many streets were closed due to flooding in Waltham, Burlington, Wayland, Chelmsford, Lexington, Watertown, Acton, Arlington, North Reading, Sudbury, Winchester, Shirley, Natick, Holliston, Woburn, Wilmington, Framingham, Billerica, Groton, and Pepperell, including the interchange at Route 128 and Winter Street and several lane restrictions on Interstate 95 in Waltham. More than 700 homes and 25 city buildings in Newton sustained flood damage, including destroyed city files in the city hall basement.||Several apartments (about 20 people) in the 100 block of Linden Street in Waltham were evacuated due to flooding. Residents at the Gardencrest Apartments and a few at the Waverly Oaks Road apartments in Waltham were also evacuated. Roughly 150 people were evacuated from a public housing complex in Melrose. Tenants from 136 apartments on Beaver Street in Framingham were evacuated. While no evacuation orders were reported, at least one Billerica resident had to be rescued from their home by boat. In Winchester, homes on Brookside Avenue were evacuated.||Forty feet of rail bed was washed out between Chestnut Hill and Newton after a twelve foot deep, fifty foot diameter sinkhole developed beneath the MBTA green line tracks in Newton. Material washed out of the railbed travelled downhill landing in and around an office building on Glen Road. This resulted in 18 inches of mud and rocks in the first floor of the building and drifts up to 6 feet outside the building. Commuters were bused between the Newton Highlands and Reservoir stations. The Wilmington MBTA station was also closed due to flooding. A sinkhole on Church Street in Holliston resulted in the closing of that street. Emerson Hospital in Concord had water flooding its stairwells.||A neighborhood in Wilmington was flooded with four feet of water, four people were rescued by boat, 12 to 14 others were evacuated. A person was rescued from an apartment building on Pratt Avenue in Lowell that was flooded with four feet of water.||Collections at the Reading Public, Winchester Public, and Somerville Public Libraries, the Charles River Museum of Industry, and public records at the City of Newton were damaged by floodwaters. The Public Safety Complex that houses both the Fire and Police Departments in Wayland was flooded with nearly three feet of water, resulting in a power loss and damage to the boiler units and HVAC units. The complex ran on generator power for several days and without heat and air conditioning for several weeks while the HVAC units were being replaced. In North Reading, several schools and the Parks and Rec building at Ipswich River Park sustained water damage. Water overflowing the Moody Street Dam in Waltham flooded a retirement home and a museum.

Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Trees and power lines on Pine Hill Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. A large maple tree on Meehan Drive was downed onto a roof, destroying a portion of the chimney.

Trees and power lines on 4th Street Place were downed by thunderstorm winds blocking the entrance to a building.