Tornado Warning Expires, Thousands Without Power

Thousands are without power after a storm that prompted a tornado warning moved through Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The warning expired at 4:30 p.m., giving way to a severe thunderstorm warning in Plymouth County.

There have been no confirmed tornadoes, though videos on social media show what look to be possible ones in Southeastern Mass. The National Weather Service said "it will be a while" before it has confirmation. There were several unspecified reports of storm damage in the area.

Norton Police confirmed several trees fell and blocked driveways in the area of Reservoir Street and Mansfield Avenue. Damage to a garage and a truck were confirmed, but not injuries were reported. The highway department is assisting in clearing trees from people's driveways.

There was also storm damage in North Providence confirmed by Police Chief David Tikoian, who told WPRO the city experienced a "violent," but short storm. Several trees and power lines are down, but police said there are no confirmed injuries.

Nearly 4,000 have lost power, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. More than half of the outages are in Norton, where almost 30 percent of National Grid customers are in the dark. Power is expected to be restored there around 6:30 p.m.

MEMA is told residents to "take shelter in basement or lowest floor inside of building away from windows and exterior walls" during the tornado warning, a rarity in these parts, though not totally unheard of.

The following video of what appears to be a waterspout was taken by Justin Smith:

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Photo, video by Justin Smith, used with permission