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Strong Wind in Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts

Strong Wind January 17, 2022 · Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Wakefield at 738 AM EST a tree was down across Water Street at South St.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved up the eastern seaboard Sunday night into Monday bringing heavy snow to western and central Massachusetts and snow changing to rain elsewhere. Strong winds caused some damage and there were some coastal flooding issues as well. Snow overspread the region between 10pm and 2 am before quickly changing to rain across most of CT, RI, and eastern MA. Strong to damaging winds impacted the south coast late Sunday night into Monday morning with moderate coastal flooding during the Mon morning high tide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002534. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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