Severe weather rolled through the Northeast on Tuesday, pummeling several states and dropping a rare hailstorm in the Boston area, including downtown. Golfball-sized hailstones fell across the area along with heavy rain and winds.
Timelapse of the hailstorm rolling into Boston. (via @fedson12) pic.twitter.com/yDmPeIQrar— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) August 4, 2015
According to local news reports, the storms downed trees and knocked out power to around tens of thousands of customers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A local even reported a rain-wrapped tornado sighting but the National Weather Service told WCVB it could not confirm the sighting; there were tornado warnings for counties to the northwest of Boston.
@ericfisher this is the madness that fell in #BelmontMA pic.twitter.com/2vVy2JUh1M— Erin (@_ErinLee) August 4, 2015
#hail #boston #slowmotion pic.twitter.com/AiUhHQw7T5— Jeffrey Breugelmans (@drbreugelmans) August 4, 2015
Incredible video from #Boston. Watch timelapse as storms moved through: http://t.co/k5q2J3YH35 #MAwx @NWSBoston pic.twitter.com/BJ2oQIsWzX— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) August 4, 2015
While summer is thunderstorm season for New England, a significant hailstorm in downtown Boston is rare. That city is a bit weather traumatized after experiencing its snowiest winter on record, so getting slammed with giant stones of ice in the summertime may not have been particularly welcome.
Crazy #hail storm! #boston pic.twitter.com/Vregv81kzh— Lauren Foley (@Lauren_foley) August 4, 2015
Hail blowing out windows - not something you see often in Massachusetts! https://t.co/sT29JkxGkX— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) August 4, 2015