High Wind in Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

High Wind February 18, 2022 · Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 40 to 55 mph. On Mt. Tom in Holyoke the wind gusted to 61 mph at 7:39 AM EST. At Westover AFB there was a gust to 45 mph at 7:46 AM EST.

The wider storm

Dry and unseasonably mild weather with near record temperatures preceded a period of strong winds late Thursday into Friday. A shortwave trough moving toward the Great Lakes combined with a surface cold front moving through late Thursday brought these winds along with heavy rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002994. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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