Crime & Safety
Storm Damage Blocks Roads And Leaves Many Without Power In Marlborough
Clean-up crews have already begun removing the debris.
MARLBOROUGH, MA — A heavy storm tore though Middlesex County early Monday morning, leaving broken tree limbs and debris blocking roadways and impacting power lines in Marlborough. More than 100 residents were reported to have lost electricity.
Walker Street was shut down earlier after a tree broke in half and brought down power lines. It has since been reopened.
The National Weather Service office in Boston has confirmed that though it is assessing the storm damage in Concord, where officials have confirmed that a tornado touched down, it will not assess the damage in Marlborough. According to the office's twitter account, local officials have said that the damage in Marlborough is "more spotty," so the office has chosen to concentrate its efforts in Concord.
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Nevertheless, the damage in Marlborough was significant. Pictures from across the town show the extreme toll the weather took:
Looks like half a tree down on Walker St. FD says it's down on wires - could still be charged.Road closed. #Marlboro pic.twitter.com/ZhJwT0c45g
— Jessica Reyes (@jessicamreyes) August 22, 2016
Big branch down - Framingham Rd, #Marlboro @fox25news pic.twitter.com/U7sk6WwkdH
— Jessica Reyes (@jessicamreyes) August 22, 2016
Storm cleanup wrapping up in #Marlboro pic.twitter.com/Ye6wKEZdVr
— Jessica Reyes (@jessicamreyes) August 22, 2016
Big branch down - Curtis Ave, #Marlboro pic.twitter.com/1bmGJeOh37
— Jessica Reyes (@jessicamreyes) August 22, 2016
Storm cleanup continues in #Marlboro pic.twitter.com/s8tvU40ruW
— Jessica Reyes (@jessicamreyes) August 22, 2016
Walker road in Marlborough shut down after a massive tree snaps in half- tearing down power lines. #wbz #stormdamage pic.twitter.com/bo34DSVG1e
— Anna Meiler (@AnnaMeiler) August 22, 2016Walker St. in Marlborough, tree down on power lines; power out to more than a hundred ppl; utility crew here @NECN pic.twitter.com/090nDXZ8XJ
— Monica Madeja (@MonicaReports) August 22, 2016
NOW: Walker St. in Marlborough reopen after storm takes out tree, power lines @NECN pic.twitter.com/RnaZtTnFVC
— Monica Madeja (@MonicaReports) August 22, 2016
Tree down on utility line in #Marlborough, MA after strong storms rolled through @NECN pic.twitter.com/nq2peqeSCv
— Monica Madeja (@MonicaReports) August 22, 2016
Now that the sun is up, a look at the large tree that snapped over power lines on Walker St. @NECN pic.twitter.com/72rhyEg1mD
— Monica Madeja (@MonicaReports) August 22, 2016
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