High Wind in Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

High Wind December 18, 2023 · Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 45 to 55 mph. The strongest gust was 60 mph at Children's Island followed by 56 mph at Ipswich.

The wider storm

A strong storm system moved up the Atlantic coast Sunday night into Monday, merging with a short wave trough exiting the northern Great Plains and taking the surface low west of southern New England. This brought strong southerly winds and coastal flooding to southern New England. This was a very impactful storm flooding roads, closing schools, knocking out power to 300,000 across MA, cancelling flights, and killing one man in southern New England.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1146341. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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