A mighty wind

By adamg on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 6:11pm

That was some storm that just came through. Josh Bitker snapped Huron Avenue in Cambridge, where a tree came down, taking trackless-trolley lines with it as it crashed onto a car parked in what turned out to be the wrong place.

@universalhub watched this snap right off next to Gaslight in the South End pic.twitter.com/bkB99FBB4S

— Ratty (@HeyRatty) October 7, 2020

D branch delays. Branches on tracks east of Longwood. #MBTA @universalhub pic.twitter.com/ww9teOYxYb

— Jamesley (@jameswebb1987) October 7, 2020

Mother Nature with the assist. Have to take this tree down anyway. @universalhub pic.twitter.com/bSA5PpwBpM

— bostonscigirl (@bostonscigirl1) October 7, 2020

Not pictured: Some person’s car which needs some serious roof and body work. ⁦@universalhub⁩ #Charlestown pic.twitter.com/LpSfydPlFu

— The Cooler King (@CannaCaptain) October 7, 2020

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I was on West Roxbury Parkway

By Rob on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 7:13pm.

I was on West Roxbury Parkway headed north when the storm really burst. Wind, rain, extremely limited visibility, branches of all sizes being snapped off of trees.
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Worst was Putterham Circle. A tree fell partly on (but fortunately mostly just in front of) a car at the exit from the rotary leading north. Fortunately the people weren't hurt.
People were in full Masshole mode. While I was stopped to see if anyone was trapped, a car went around me and drove wrong-way up the separated lane where traffic enters the rotary there. Not five minutes later, somebody did the same thing while a firefighter was standing there!

Tree came down on one of the

By anon on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 7:58pm.

Tree came down on one of the Mattapan trolleys, several injured

Came through Brighton nicely too

By Will LaTulippe on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 8:12pm.

Still didn't deter the BSSC softball league from playing at Rogers. They always make for a nice 15-minute diversion out of my house.

Outages all over

By mg on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 9:06pm.

I still don't have power. Earlier, the Eversource outage map looked like it had chicken pox, there were so many spots marked.

Tree vs. car

By SamWack on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 8:35am.

A tree outside my building snapped, and the upper trunk ended up neatly inserted through my driver's side car window, without even scratching the paint. It was like Thor decided to put down his hammer for a moment, and put in a bit of practice with the javelin.