Strong Wind — Western Norfolk, Massachusetts

2022-12-16 · Western Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Westwood, a tree was down on Canton Street. Public report was relayed by amateur radio.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure intensified along the New Jersey coast on the 16th and moved northeast across southeast New England, reaching the Gulf of Maine on the 17th. The big impact was very heavy elevational snows, with a foot-and-a-half of snow in the east slopes of the Berkshires and 8 to 10 inches in the hills of northern Worcester County. Elsewhere there was a few inches of rain and gusty winds, both ahead of and behind the system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062918. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.