Beverly Trees Down, Roads Closed As High Winds, Heavy Rain Blast North Shore

BEVERLY, MA — Trees were down and roads were closed across Beverly on Sunday as the city became the epicenter of storm damage from a fierce string of thunderstorms.

While much of the state was under a Thunderstorm Watch late Sunday afternoon and early Sunday night, it was Beverly and surrounding areas that got the worst of it, with police issuing a travel warning because of the conditions.

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"Due to heavy rain and high winds on Sunday evening, there are numerous trees down around Beverly, with roads blocked in the Montserrat section of the city," Beverly Police Chief John LeLacheur said. "Commuter rail may experience delays due to the tracks being covered with trees.

"Residents are asked to proceed with caution when traveling. If any resident is experiencing power outages, they should contact their electric service provider."

Chief LeLacheur said there were no reported injuries as of Sunday night but that there were "a number of reports of property damage."

The National Weather Service also reported storm damage in Middleton, Topsfield, Andover, Lowell, Boston, Weston, Weymouth, Rockland and Hanover as a separate string of storms hit MetroWest and the South Shore.

Monday and Tuesday are expected to be far calmer, according to the NWS, with sunny skies, very low humidity, and high temperatures in the 70s.

It will heat up again toward the end of the week, however, as temperatures rise into the 90s — and even the mid- to upper-90s — by Friday, with the next chance of damaging storms occurring then.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)