Powerful storms hit the western Mass area Tuesday evening, leaving hundreds of homes without power into Wednesday afternoon, according to National Grid.

According to Torry Dooley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boston office, multiple rounds of storms hit the area from Greenfield to Athol, arriving just before 7:30 p.m. Dooley added that Orange Airport reported winds at 62 mph, which was the maximum that evening.

The storms moved from west to east, and Dooley said they produced “straight-line winds,” as opposed to those made by tornadoes. Although a tornado warning was issued, Dooley said that based on the weather data and reports from local emergency management agencies, no tornado was reported and a storm survey will not be conducted.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont into Wednesday evening. Dooley recommended that people heed thunderstorm warnings and seek shelter.

As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 1,467 customers in multiple towns including Athol, Orange and Royalston remain without power, with an estimated restoration time of 4 p.m., according to National Grid’s Outage Map.

Athol Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Parker said the town was “hit pretty good,” and that the department was busy for a few hours responding to reports of downed trees and utility lines.

“A good portion of the town was without power,” Parker said.

Parker added that two homes were hit by fallen trees, and no one was injured. Chestnut Hill Avenue and Old Keene Road were closed for a short period of time.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, the Greenfield Police Department reported responding to more than 100 calls since 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

“There are still several streets that are closed and crews, thanks to the utility companies, are working to reopen them,” the department stated. “Please respect the road closed signs.”

Orange Fire Chief James Young said that a number of roads had been closed, though most have since been reopened as of Wednesday morning. Young said that Athol Road and sections of Main and North Main streets are still closed as of Wednesday.

“We had our fair share of trees down and roads closed, a tree on a house at one location, but for the most part we’re fairly stable and working on opening roads right now,” Young said.

Young said that two rounds of storms came through the area, and the calls began coming in after the first round had passed. He advised residents not to touch downed power lines.

“If anybody comes across a downed power line, assume it’s live and call the professionals,” he said.

Tree service companies have been hard at work since this morning, responding to calls to remove trees from yards and atop homes and buildings.

Jim Elwell, owner of Jim’s Tree Service in Greenfield, said he began getting calls last night and so far, 52 people have contacted him. He said much of Wednesday has been spent near the Four Corners Elementary School, where he saw seven homes with damage. He’s also responded to calls on Bernardston Road.

“We did 12 jobs today, smaller ones,” he said.

Matt Tolppa, owner of Integrated Vegetation Services LLC in Petersham, said he’s worked mostly near Packard Pond in Orange and Sportsmans Pond in Athol. At Packard Pond, he said there was an uprooted pine tree.

MD Tree Service owner Mike Dagilus said he had just removed two large pines trees from atop a veterinary clinic on Bernardston Road in Greenfield.

“Been at it since this morning,” he said. “I expect to be at it for awhile, then on to the next one to take it [a tree] off the roof.”

Max Bowen can be reached at 413-930-4074 or at mbowen@atholdailynews.com.