Two trees fell onto homes in Framingham Tuesday as thunderstorms swept through the state, knocking down trees and causing road closures, officials and meteorologists said.
The National Weather Service initially thought the strong winds might have been a microburst, a violent downdraft within a thunderstorm that can cause extensive damage. But meteorologist Alan Dunham said the winds were not strong enough to qualify.
“It wasn’t a great enough magnitude to be considered a microburst, it was just a severe thunderstorm with wind damage,” Dunham said.
Susan Petroni, the city’s public information officer, said the NWS told her that the winds were consistent with a microburst, which causes straight-line damage. Several trees fell and wires were knocked over, but no one was injured, Police Lieutenant Rachel Mickens said.
A tree fell on a house on MacLean Drive and another fell on Spruce Street, striking two houses,” Mickens said.
Fallen tree branches led to road closures on Belknap Road and caused delays on Central Street, officials said.
More than an inch of rain fell during the storm, the NWS said.
The storms came as Massachusetts prepares for extreme heat Thursday and Friday.
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