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Photo by Westwood Minute. Hail approaching golf-ball size in diameter fell in Westwood on Thursday, August 15, 2024, as a storm swept through the area. This photo shows an example, picked up from the ground about an hour after falling.
Shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2024 in Westwood, a brief but severe thunderstorm swept through the area, dropping what some described as hail the size of ice cubes or marbles, approaching the diameter size of golf balls.
The hail, which began pea-sized, turned into larger hail in a short thunderstorm that lasted around 20 minutes. Hail could be seen on lawns and decks of some Westwood residences and persisted in its icy form for a few hours.
In Walpole, vehicles driving on Interstate 95 were pushed to the side by strong, brief gusts of wind.
In Brockton, some residents reported rain measuring over 1 inch from the storm.