Jul 28, 2006
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail, lightning strikes, and localized flooding to much of central and eastern Massachusetts. During the late afternoon, thunderstorm winds brought down large branches and wires in Worcester County from Athol to Leicester. Other storms caused damage from Douglas to Uxbridge and Blackstone, where large branches and wires were downed. Lightning struck a large tree in Winchendon, causing it to explode and send debris onto nearby houses, resulting in some
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5521471). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Worcester County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.