High Wind in Nantucket, Massachusetts

High Wind February 18, 2022 · Nantucket, Massachusetts

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 45 to 55 mph. In Nantucket Harbor there was a gust to 59 mph at 8:28 AM EST. At 9:37 AM EST the Nantucket Airport ASOS (KACK) reported a wind gust of 58 mph.

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 1002995. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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