Windy weather and downpours menaced Massachusetts today, knocking down trees and power lines across the state. The weather cut off power to about 38,000 people, slowing the commute and closing some roads. Click through to see how the wind and rain effected the region. Read more.

Pictured: A downed tree blocked Seaver Street in Stoughton.

Photo of a downed tree from the Wellesley Police Department.

Sign on top of used car lot on Columbia Road was blown down.

A tree was uprooted on Blue Hill Avenue in Boston.

Boston police blocked traffic on Blue Hill Avenue for a fallen tree.

Nhon Nguyen helped keep the gutters clean on Geneva Avenue.