Overview
- Statewide outages, which surged Tuesday evening, peaked just over 71,000, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
- Eversource reported about 49,056 Boston customers without power at one point as falling trees and downed lines cut service.
- By 9 a.m. Wednesday, utilities had restored service to most customers, with just over 1,000 still out and crews continuing targeted repairs.
- The storms toppled trees onto cars and homes, injured two people in Concord, sparked reported fires in Dorchester and Brookline, and triggered a ground stop at Logan Airport.
- Meteorologists warned of another round from midday to late afternoon Wednesday under a heat advisory, with the National Weather Service flagging 60 mph gusts and nickel-size hail that could cause new outages and slow cleanup.