Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North

2022-03-07 · near Rockport, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 1047 PM EST, a Weatherflow station at Dog Bar Breakwater measured a convective gust to 64 mph, in association with a fine line of showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure passed to the west of New England, with a cold front speeding across southern New England during the evening hours. A strong upper level short wave moved across northern New England and an associated low level jet of 80-90 knots moved across southern New England. As is typical in late winter and early spring, a line of heavy showers, with a few embedded thunderstorms, raced across the region, accompanied by severe-level wind gusts that produced some damage during the late evening. There was also some isolated wind damage from post-frontal wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1006959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.