Warm and humid weather once again helped to generate a line of storms moving from northwest to southeast across New England on Thursday.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were in effect for parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut until as late as 5:45 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watches were also in effect for parts of all six New England states through 7 p.m.
Central Maine Power says thunderstorms have knocked out power to 2,325 of its customers. About 2,200 New Hampshire electric customers, 900 Massachusetts customers, 500 Connecticut customers and 122 Vermont customers were also without power as of 4:30 p.m.
Many trees were uprooted across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Several powerlines, homes and cars were damaged as a result of the severe conditons. Hail and lightning were spotted in some areas of Massachusetts. A section of downtown Portland, Maine, also experienced some serious flooding.
Check out this street flooding on Commercial St in #PortlandME - storm has passed now @NECN pic.twitter.com/tdE1oVh5z1
— Danielle Waugh (@DanielleWaugh) May 28, 2015Once the storms clear out, less humid air arrives overnight, setting the stage for a pleasant, sunny Friday, with highs near 80.
More humid warm air returns Saturday, with a stronger front Saturday night. That means a summer-like Saturday. Rain and storms return to western New England late Saturday. We may have another round of severe storms by sunset Saturday.
That weekend front stalls near the south coast Sunday, with cooler wet weather likely in southern New England through Sunday morning. Highs Sunday may fail to reach 70 degrees.
But we really do need the rain. Hopefully we can soak our lawns and wash off the pollen as we put up with a damp "day of rest" this weekend.
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