Severe storms roll through Plains, Southeast on Tuesday
A 15-year-old boy was killed in South Carolina on Monday when severe thunderstorms uprooted a tree onto a garage he was standing in, and a 28-year-old man was killed in Alabama when he was struck by lightning while standing in a parking lot
Tornado spotted moving through eastern Colorado
Storm trackers captured video of a tornado moving through Yuma County, Colorado on Tuesday.
More than 1 million people were left without power and at least two people were killed during a severe weather outbreak across the eastern U.S. on Monday. and as more wet weather brews for the Southeast and to the north in New England as cleanup efforts continue.
A 15-year-old boy was killed in South Carolina on Monday when severe thunderstorms uprooted a tree onto a garage he was standing in, and a 28-year-old man was killed in Alabama when he was struck by lightning while standing in a parking lot.
![Powerful thunderstorms brought down several utility poles in Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 7, 2023.]()
Image 1 of 16Powerful thunderstorms brought down several utility poles in Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 7, 2023. (@MyBGE/X)
![A broken utility pole is seen after powerful thunderstorms moved through Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 8, 2023.]()
Image 2 of 16A broken utility pole is seen after powerful thunderstorms moved through Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 8, 2023. (@MyBGE/X)
![A utility worker stands near a downed utility pole in Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 7, 2023.]()
Image 3 of 16A utility worker stands near a downed utility pole in Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 7, 2023. (@MyBGE/X)
![A utility worker stands near a downed utility pole in Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 7, 2023.]()
Image 4 of 16A utility worker stands near a downed utility pole in Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, August 7, 2023. (@MyBGE/X)
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Image 5 of 16Baseball-sized hail between Bowling Green and Port Royal in Virginia. (Twitter/@harrythomvi)
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Image 6 of 16Severe storms knocked a large tree onto a home in White Hall, Maryland. Fire crews rescued the two people trapped. (@HarforCoFireEMS/Twitter)
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Image 7 of 16Severe storms knocked a large tree onto a home in White Hall, Maryland. Fire crews rescued the two people trapped. (@HarforCoFireEMS)
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Image 8 of 16Severe storms knocked a large tree onto a home in White Hall, Maryland. Fire crews rescued the two people trapped. (@HarforCoFireEMS)
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Image 9 of 16Severe storms knocked a large tree onto a home in White Hall, Maryland. Fire crews rescued the two people trapped. (@HarforCoFireEMS)
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Image 10 of 16A strong storm over the Cedar Bluff neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee knocked down trees and power lines. (@puresilverstorm/Twitter)
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Image 11 of 16A strong storm over the Cedar Bluff neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee knocked down trees and power lines. (@puresilverstorm/Twitter)
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Image 12 of 16A strong storm over the Cedar Bluff neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee knocked down trees and power lines. (@puresilverstorm/Twitter)
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Image 13 of 16Strong winds in Knoxville, Tennessee knocked this tree onto a truck. (@PRINCESS30KNG/Twitter)
![Hail accumulating in a Williamsport, Maryland backyard.]()
Image 14 of 16Hail accumulating in a Williamsport, Maryland backyard. (@MDchelleBelle/Twitter)
![Hail looked more like snow at this Williamsport, Maryland home.]()
Image 15 of 16Hail looked more like snow at this Williamsport, Maryland home. (@MDchelleBelle/Twitter)
![A shelf cloud seen ahead of severe thunderstorms in Sheffield, Alabama on Aug. 7, 2023.]()
Image 16 of 16A shelf cloud seen ahead of severe thunderstorms in Sheffield, Alabama on Aug. 7, 2023. (Image: @TN_Valleywx/Twitter) ( )
Severe thunderstorms swept across the eastern U.S. from the Northeast to the Southeast on Monday. And that severe weather threat lingered into Tuesday with New England in the bullseye.
Two tornado warnings were issued in Massachusetts on Tuesday morning, with a debris signature showing up within one of the radar-indicated tornadoes.
And on Tuesday afternoon the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Mattapoisett around 11:20 A.M. NWS determined that the tornado was and EF-1 that had winds around 95 mph.
Flooding was also reported in Massachusetts when the severe weather moved through the region.
Videos posted to social media in North Andover, Massachusetts, show water rushing down streets there.
And in Lowell, Massachusetts, the heavy rain led to rising water on streets that crept above lawns.
The heavy rain also led to flooding in Needham, Massachusetts, just outside Boston.
Video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, shows vehicles attempting to drive through flooded streets.
Watch as torrential rain floods roads in Needham, Massachusetts
Video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, shows cars attempting to drive across flooded roads after severe weather in Needham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.