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

2022-12-23 · near Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 614 PM, a Weatherflow station at Dread Ledge (XDRD) recorded a wind gust to 61 mph. At 7 PM, Buoy 44013, located 11 miles NNE of Scituate, recorded a wind gust to 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure deepened rapidly as it tracked through the eastern Great Lakes.

The storm produced damaging southeast to south winds across much of southern New England and minor to moderate coastal flooding the east and south coasts. There were two rounds of strong wind gusts -- one in the morning and one in the late afternoon and evening. Two to 3.5 inches of rain fell across much of RI and interior MA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1064471. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.