Old Man Winter apparently needed to blow off some steam for the final days of February.

Strong winds blasted the region, with powerful gusts topping 60 mph, leaving thousands of Bay Staters in the dark.

Trees and power lines were knocked down across the area, including in Hanson where a tree fell onto a home, according to the Hanson Fire Department.

“Hanson Fire responded to several calls for service overnight related to the high winds and rain,” the fire department posted with a photo of the tree on the home. No injuries were reported.

A tree fell onto a home in Hanson during the windstorm. (Hanson Fire Department photo)

The strong windstorm led to tens of thousands of power outages at the peak of the storm, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency outage tracker. Power companies had been ready for the storm, and they helped lower the Bay State outages to 2,095 as of 5 p.m. Thursday.

The top gust recorded at Boston Logan International Airport was 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office. Both coastal and inland spots saw wind gusts surpass 50 mph.

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Eversource responded to many reports of toppled trees and power lines, including to a downed tree, utility pole and wires in Dover.

“As we work to clear and repair damage caused by the powerful winds, please remember to stay far away from any downed power lines and report them to 911,” Eversource MA posted. “Never drive over downed wires or tree debris that may be tangled in them.”

National Grid was also repairing storm damage on Thursday.

“Our crews are responding to damage brought on by a storm overnight in Massachusetts and are in the process of repairing damage caused by a wind storm, such as replacing this broken utility pole in Leominster,” National Grid MA posted.

The winds were expected to be much calmer on Friday.

Then it should get milder into the 50s over the weekend, along with some rain at times. Meteorologists were not expecting a washout.

A foil surfboarder plays in Southie’s Pleasure Bay amid the high winds on Thursday. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)