storm cleanup

A tornado touched down Thursday in Clinton, Massachusetts, the National Weather Service confirmed.

A tornado touched down Thursday in Clinton, Massachusetts, the National Weather Service confirmed. The strong wind caused extensive damage, with downed trees, wires and fences toppled over. Neighbors on Beech Street said they received tornado warnings on their phone, then it happened in a flash. “All of a sudden it started pouring, and I am running around closing windows, I…

Severe thunderstorms swept through New England Tuesday night, prompting warnings and causing damage across the region.

A slow-moving storm dropped snow on Massachusetts and parts of New England all day Friday.

Transportation officials are urging drivers to be careful on the slushy roads.

Crews in Lexington, Massachusetts were out around the clock treating roads and highways as the storm continues.

Light snow came down steadily for most of New England Friday and could continue into Saturday. Crews with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation were out plowing and treating the roadways overnight, into Friday operating 782 pieces of equipment across the state. Officials cautioned that commuters should be careful on snow-covered and slushy roads as the storm drags on. Walkways might…

Messy weather conditions Tuesday morning prompted delays at a new vaccination site in Worcester.

Though most of the sleet turned to rain as temperatures increased Tuesday morning, roads were still slick and a couple of thousand people in Massachusetts were left without power. More than 2,000 people were without power after 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. That number was reduced to more than 1,000 by 7:30 a.m. National Grid…

Though most of the sleet turns to rain as temperatures rise, roads are still slick and a couple of thousand people are without power Tuesday morning.

Norwood got more than a foot of snow, causing schools to cancel class and making a mess for many commuters.

Waltham got more than a foot of its total by the time most people were waking up Thursday morning. Most of the roads in Waltham have since cleared, but some were still snow-packed Friday.

Gale-force winds lashed much of the northeastern U.S. overnight, prompting flash-flood warnings and knocking out power to tens of thousands in the height of the storm. Thousands of people were still without power in Massachusetts Tuesday morning.

Communities are cleaning uprooted trees, downed power lines and destruction left in the path of damaging wind and thunderstorms that moved across Massachusetts Wednesday.

After strong storms moved through parts of Massachusetts Thursday afteroon, crews were still cleaning up Friday.

Neighbors in Andover’s Southridge Circle said the damage from Thursday’s storms happened fast. Some said they heard howling winds and watched trees come down near their homes as the storm blew through.