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.
Photo by Westwood Minute. A swath of hail lies on a deck, an hour or two after Thursday's storm passed through Westwood.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.
The cost of $27,000 could have been avoided if the tax payers were notified about the idea of taking the WLT to court and it was discussed at a regular town meeting. Especially when a town takes the unusual step of taking its own land trust to court.
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