First Alert: Storms bring tornado warnings to Mass., other weather warnings across New England

Tornado warnings were in effect in parts of central and western Massachusetts Tuesday evening, but they have since expired. Flash flood warnings in Vermont and severe thunderstorm warnings in every New England state are also over.

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The storms took out power for tens of thousands in Massachusetts. More than 20,000 customers remained without power around midnight.

In New Hampshire, more than 12,000 remained without power, more than 7,000 in Maine, more than 3,100 in Vermont and more than 1,600 in Connecticut.

Only a few outages were reported in Rhode Island.

The heat is on, with plenty of humidity through mid-morning and afternoon high temperatures in the mid-90s. Rain will be stronger across the western half of the state, and weakening with the loss of heating overnight.

Tuesday night, temperatures are quite warm -- near 73 degrees, with high humidity too.

The heat risk continues Wednesday, with highs a touch cooler than the previous day, near 93 degrees, and afternoon heat indices are closer to 100 degrees.

There will be two lines of rain through Wednesday evening, and overnight through Thursday morning. These downpours will have gusty winds and lightning too.

In total, it’s much needed, not only to knock down temperatures but to help alleviate the impending drought. The region is running nearly an inch below normal for the month’s rain totals.

s the rain dries out Thursday, so does the air, as the humid conditions back off. Friday’s dewpoints drop to the low 50s with seasonable air by the end of the week!