The National Weather Service says a microburst, not a tornado, caused damage in a town near Boston as the remnants of Hurricane Florence brought strong winds and heavy rains to New England on Tuesday.
NBC10 Boston's Chris Gloninger said the straight-lined damage path confirmed by the National Weather Service was a half mile wide in the town of Saugus, Massachusetts. Gloninger said it was still to be determined exactly how strong the winds were from the microburst.
A tornado warning had been in effect for parts of Essex County earlier in the day. In Quincy, Massachusetts, a woman trapped in her car Tuesday on Standish Avenue was rescued by a member of the U.S. Army. The soldier was able to carry her to safety after she crawled out of her window.