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Thunderstorm Wind in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Thunderstorm Wind August 18, 2023 · Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
In Weymouth, numerous trees and wires were down across town.
The wider storm
A high amplitude, negatively tilted trough moving across the Great Lakes and into New England along with cold and warm front provided strong forcing which resulted in flooding, wind damage, and 5 tornadoes. In the warm sector dewpoints surged into the mid 70s with PWATs near 2 inches which led to torrential downpours. Tornadoes occurred in Scotland, Ct, Scituate, RI, North Attleboro, MA, Stoughton, MA, and Weymouth, MA. The tornadoes ranged in intensity from EF-0 to EF-2.
Began near Weymouth (42.2181, -70.9410).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1119902. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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