


Strong winds wreaked havoc across Massachusetts on Friday, knocking over trees and utility poles, causing a slew of power outages and disrupting traffic.
As gusts reached well above 40 miles per hour at times in Boston, a scaffolding collapsed in Back Bay around 11 a.m., damaging at least three vehicles, according to city police.
The four stories of scaffolding continued to crumble in the late morning and early afternoon at the intersection of Beacon and Exeter streets, police said and as video from the scene showed.
Boston Fire Department reported no injuries from the collapse.
High wind warnings and wind advisories remained in effect until 7 p.m. Mount Tom in west-central Massachusetts recorded gusts of 69 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service, while Boston Logan Airport saw winds whip up to 62 miles per hour.
Logan Airport posted on social media that it expected “some delays” due to the winds, advising passengers to “check with their airline on the status of their flight before coming to the airport.”
Trees, utility poles and wires had also reportedly blown to the ground in at least Medfield, Revere, Beverly and Oxford.
A tree crashed down on top of a car at a McDonalds in Oxford, the town’s police department posted on social media, including a photo of the damage.
“When all you want is a McDonalds number 2 supersized and this happens? Thankfully the operator is not injured, what could have been a tragedy, ended up with just vehicle damage,” the post stated. “Someone waiting for their food had a close call. He says he is going to go buy a scratch ticket because it’s his lucky day.”