Today a rare tornado outbreak occurred in Cape Cod Massachusetts. In addition to the tornado were straight line wind bursts that did extensive damage especially in the town of Harwich. Nearly 600,000 people were without power. this event unfolded as a rare July cold front was passing through the region. Although the cold front broke the extreme heat wave, it came with a cost. Below is the Public Information statement that was issued as well as the list of Storm Damage Reports.
http://www.joesdiscoweathercentral.com/tornado1.txt
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 1046 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1134 AM MARINE TSTM WIND VINEYARD HAVEN 41.46N 70.59W 07/23/2019 M69 MPH DUKES MA MESONET 1138 AM TSTM WND GST MASHPEE 41.65N 70.48W 07/23/2019 M58 MPH BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO POPPONESSET 1140 AM TSTM WND DMG MASHPEE 41.65N 70.48W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS TOWN. 1140 AM TSTM WND DMG MASHPEE 41.65N 70.48W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN ACROSS DRIVEWAY ON ALMA ROAD. TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON CAR IN DRIVEWAY ON CORDWOOD ROAD. TREE ACROSS THE ROAD ON HUNT CIRCLE. 1148 AM TSTM WND DMG BARNSTABLE 41.70N 70.30W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON BARNSTABLE ROAD. LARGE BRANCH DOWN IN FRONT OF THE SIMMONS HOMESTEAD ON PITCHERS WAY BLOCKING ONE LANE. WIRES DOWN ON SCUDDER AVENUE. TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD ON OCEAN STREET. 1159 AM TSTM WND GST KALMUS 41.63N 70.28W 07/23/2019 M90 MPH BARNSTABLE MA MESONET 1200 PM TORNADO WEST YARMOUTH 41.65N 70.24W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED TORNADO BY NWS SURVEY TEAM. DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADO BEGAN IN YARMOUTH AND ENDED IN HARWICH. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY BOTH A TORNADO AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WITH THE STRONGEST WIND ESTIMATED TO BE 110MPH, AN EF1. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. MOST OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH LOST POWER DUE TO THE STORM. 1200 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST YARMOUTH 41.65N 70.24W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO ROOF BLOWN OFF A SECTION OF CAPE SANDS INN. 1201 PM TSTM WND DMG HYANNIS 41.65N 70.30W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN ON GOSNOLD STREET AT OLD COLONY ROAD. 1204 PM TSTM WND DMG YARMOUTH 41.71N 70.23W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN ON A CAR. WIRES DOWN. 1204 PM TSTM WND GST CHAPIN 41.73N 70.23W 07/23/2019 M66 MPH BARNSTABLE MA MESONET 1205 PM TSTM WND DMG OSTERVILLE 41.63N 70.39W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON SCUDDER ROAD. SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND MANY LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON WIANNO AVENUE. 2 SMALL BOATS FLIPPED OVER IN WEST BAY. 1206 PM TSTM WND DMG DENNIS 41.73N 70.20W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON LONG POND ROAD. 1206 PM TSTM WND DMG DENNIS 41.73N 70.20W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON LORING AVENUE. WIRES DOWN ON CORPORATION ROAD. TREE, WIRES AND UTILITY POLE DOWN ON PLEASANT STREET. WIRES DOWN ON CAR ON DEPOT STREET AT VESTER DRIVE. POWER LINES DOWN ON OLD WHARF ROAD. TREES DOWN ON SUNSET DRIVE. 1208 PM TSTM WND GST WEST DENNIS 41.65N 70.17W 07/23/2019 M77 MPH BARNSTABLE MA MESONET 1210 PM TSTM WND DMG YARMOUTH 41.71N 70.23W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON ROUTE 28 AT POND STREET, ROUTE 28 AT GENEVA STREET, SHARON WAY, UNCLE EPHRIAMS WAY, PINE STREET, HIGHLAND AVENUE, KELLY ROAD AND STARBOARD RUN. 1214 PM TSTM WND DMG BREWSTER 41.75N 70.08W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING STONY BROOK ROAD. TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON RUN HILL ROAD. 1215 PM TSTM WND GST CHATHAM 41.66N 69.98W 07/23/2019 M82 MPH BARNSTABLE MA MESONET 1215 PM TSTM WND DMG HARWICH 41.69N 70.07W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREES, UTILITY POLES AND WIRES DOWN ON SOUTH STREET AT SISSON ROAD. WIRES DOWN ON ROUTE 137 AT ROUTE 39. TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 39. 1219 PM TSTM WND GST CHATHAM 41.66N 69.98W 07/23/2019 M84 MPH BARNSTABLE MA MESONET 1220 PM TSTM WND DMG CHATHAM 41.68N 69.96W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA NWS EMPLOYEE 2 UTILITY POLES LEANING ON MORRIS ISLAND CAUSEWAY WITH 1 SNAPPED IN HALF AND WIRES HANGING LOW TO THE GROUND. 1224 PM TSTM WND DMG HARWICH 41.69N 70.07W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO SEVERAL DOZEN TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 28. 1230 PM TSTM WND DMG CHATHAM 41.68N 69.96W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. 1230 PM TSTM WND DMG ORLEANS 41.79N 70.00W 07/23/2019 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO TREES DOWN WITH ONE BLOCKING ROUTE 28 SOUTHBOUND. WIRES DOWN ON MAIN STREET. LARGE TREE DOWN ON QUANSET ROAD BY RIDGEWOOD MOTEL. WIRES DOWN ON KAREN LANE.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 941 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2019 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THE BARSTABLE COUNTY TORNADO OF JULY 23RD 2019. THIS IS A PRELINARY STATEMENT WITH A FINAL STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY JULY 24TH. THE DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADO BEGAN IN YARMOUTH AND ENDED IN HARWICH ON CAPE COD. THE DAMAGE ON THE CAPE WAS CUASED BY BOTH A TORNADO AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH. THE TORNADO ITSELF TOUCHED DOWN IN YARMOUTH AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN HARWICH WITH POCKETS OF EF1 DAMAGE IN BOTH LOCATIONS. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. MOST OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH LOST POWER DUE TO THE STORM. THE MAXIMUM WIND SPREED FOR THE TORNADO WAS 110 MPH WHICH EQUATES TO A STRONG EF1 TORNADO ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. A FINAL PNS WILL BE ISSUED WITH EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE START OF THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN AND THE LAST LOCATION WHERE THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND. THE FINAL PNS WILL ALSO CONTAIN PATH LENGTH AND PATH WIDTH. $$
Severe weather events are happening in places where they are not all that common.