Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2022 · Essex County, Massachusetts

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Danvers between 736 PM EDT and 743 PM EDT, winds were estimated at 60 mph by an amateur radio spotter. A tree was down on Holten Street. A large limb and wires were down on Collins Street. A large limb was down on wires on Webb Street. A large limb was down on Garden Street. Wires were down on Hyde Street.

The wider storm

Heat and humidity, with CAPE of 2500 north of the Mass Pike but little other forcing, led to scattered severe thunderstorms over eastern Massachusetts and far northern Connecticut in the late afternoon and early evening.

Began near Tapleyville (42.5587, -70.9659).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046585. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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