As storms moved across the region on Friday morning, tornadoes were confirmed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across New England on Friday, spawning at least four tornadoes south of Boston and near Providence, R.I., and generating strong gusts that toppled trees and power lines, officials said.
At least one injury was reported in connection with the storms, which prompted the National Weather Service to issue flash flood warnings for parts of Massachusetts, including Boston.
The National Weather Service in Boston said the most powerful of Friday morning’s tornadoes tore through several communities on Rhode Island, including Scituate and the nearby town of Johnston. It lifted a car in the air before dropping it back onto the highway, leaving the driver with minor injuries, the agency said, adding that the tornado, which appeared to reach wind speeds of 115 miles per hour, was the strongest to strike the state since 1986.
Three more tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in communities south of Boston: Mansfield, Mass., Stoughton, Mass. and Weymouth, Mass.
The line of thunderstorms strengthened over parts of New England just after sunrise on Friday, drenching Rhode Island with heavy rain before moving toward the eastern tip of Massachusetts, the Weather Service in Boston said. By late Friday morning, the storms in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts had weakened to rain showers, said Kevin Cadima, a meteorologist with the Weather Service in Boston. The rains had moved out to sea by Friday afternoon.
Armand Randolph, a spokesman for the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, said the storms had mainly battered the towns of Scituate and Johnston, as well as northern Providence.
“What we’ve seen so far is a lot of trees knocked over on the road,” said Mr. Randolph, who had assessed the damage in four locations in Rhode Island.
Two houses in Scituate had windows blown out and roof tiles ripped off in the storm, Mr. Randolph said. The second tornado tore through a cemetery in Johnston, leaving “trees and debris everywhere,” he said.
Amtrak suspended train service between Boston and Providence on Friday because of downed trees and power lines in the Providence area, disrupting travel along the busy Northeast Corridor. Service was restored around 1:45 p.m., Amtrak said, after more than two hours, but delays continued into the afternoon because of residual “rail congestion.”
Todd Manni, the director of emergency management for the town of Smithfield, R.I., just northwest of Providence, said that a tornado warning for Smithfield expired at around 9:15 a.m., and that the storms had moved on to Massachusetts by late Friday morning.
The Fire Department in Mansfield, Mass., urged residents to take cover on Friday morning and protect themselves from flying debris. The storms flooded one underpass, and downed trees that blocked roads in Mansfield, the police said. By 11:20, all of the major roads had reopened, the police said.
Fire officials in Mansfield said they also responded to a gas leak on Friday morning that was caused by a rooftop air conditioning unit that had been thumped by the storm.
The flash flood warnings had been in effect until noon. Forecasters warned that flash flooding was most likely to occur near highways and small creeks and streams, and in urban and low-lying areas.
Mr. Randolph, of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, said officials had not received any reports of injuries. By late Friday morning, he said, the storms had subsided.
“There was still a bit of wind but the rain has stopped,” Mr. Randolph said. “Slowly, clouds started to dissipate and the sun started to come out.”
Judson Jones contributed reporting.
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