Heavy downpours accompanied by lightning and thunder rolled across Massachusetts on Friday, causing washouts and flooding in several communities.
The storm passed through the eastern part of the state late Friday night and had mostly moved off the coast by about midnight, but only after dropping between 1 to 2 inches of rain in communities between Worcester and Boston and areas to the north, according to the National Weather Service.
“This was primarily right along the Mass Pike,” said Joe Dellicarpini, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norton.
Nearly 2 inches of rain fell in less than two hours at Logan International Airport, according to Dellicarpini.
“In Boston, that obviously results in a lot of urban flooding when it falls that quickly,” he said.
Framingham stood out with about 2.82 inches of rain, while Tewksbury and Chelmsford each saw about 2 inches of rain, he said.
The left lane was shut down on Interstate 93 northbound in Quincy near Exit 9 due to flooding, according to the State Department of Transportation.
A game between the Red Sox and the Mets at Fenway Park was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning due to the rain and lightning and will resume Saturday at 2:10 p.m. Fans in attendance retreated to cover beneath the stands, and several shared videos on social media showing water pouring down the ballpark’s steps and flooding the concourse.
Earlier Friday, the storms brought torrential showers to Western Massachusetts, dropping more than 4 inches of rain in about an hour’s time in the Conway and Deerfield areas, according to the National Weather Service.
“We are just rolling with what Mother Nature is dishing out,” forecasters wrote on the weather service’s website Friday afternoon.
Nearly 7,000 electric customers were without power as of midnight, including about 1,100 in Boston, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
State Police reported a “major washout” on Route 116 in Deerfield and urged drivers to find an alternate route in a tweet posted at 8:37 p.m. Friday.
In nearby Greenfield, both sides of Route 2 were closed, with traffic rerouted due to flooding, according to the Department of Transportation. Flooding was also reported on Route 2 in Leominster.
Local officials in multiple communities warned residents of dangerous driving conditions as streets began to flood.
In Hubbardston, the Fire Department warned drivers to avoid Main Street due to flooding. Closer to the Boston area, police in Billerica closed Mt. Pleasant Street near the MBTA rail bridge and shared an image showing the road under at least a few inches of water.
The storms were expected to weaken as they moved east Friday night. A thunder and lightning storm with periods of heavy rain crept into the Boston area by about 9 p.m.
Police in Wellesley tweeted a video of a tree burning from a lightning strike on Schaller Street. The department also reported several flooded roads in the town, including on Route 9.
The rain and thunderstorms moved off the coast between 11 p.m. and midnight, and dry weather was expected overnight, according to Dellicarpini.
Saturday will be “rather nice,” forecasters wrote, with drier air across the region, except for some isolated showers in Southeastern Massachusetts in the afternoon.
Sunday will be another improvement, with mostly sunny skies, warm temperatures, and lower humidity, according to the weather service.
“Clear skies and light winds will set the stage for a cooler and more comfortable mid-summer night than we’ve experienced essentially for much of July,” forecasters wrote.
John R. Ellement of the Globe staff contributed to this report.
Nick Stoico can be reached at nick.stoico@globe.com.