CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Right around dinner time, the skies grew dark across parts of western Massachusetts.
Above is video from Westfield, Springfield, and Chicopee where there were some flashes of lightning in the sky. The storm left the area as fast as it came going east as it traveled.
The skies grew dark and ominous. It started to rain and then the wind began to pick up. It was a storm that had the potential for damaging winds. Nearly 1,000 Western Mass Electric Company Customers lost power.
Many people just decided to ride out the storm in the protection of their home as the wind swayed tree branches and brought with it lightning and rain.
There were no serious reports of damage associated with the storm.