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Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind September 8, 2023 · Essex County, Massachusetts

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 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 Peabody, there were a tree and wires down on Hamilton Rd and a tree on a vehicle on Lexington Ave.

The wider storm

Southerly flow brought elevated dewpoints in the 70s to southern New England leading to a heat advisory. All the heat and humidity led to good instability which, along with forcing from a strong mid level jet produced severe storms in Massachusetts and Connecticut and some flash flooding in Massachusetts.

Began near South Middleton (42.5620, -71.0210).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121376. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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