High Wind — Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts
2023-12-18 · Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts
50 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Winds generally gusted 45 to 55 mph. The strongest gust was 58 mph in Cambridge.
Wider weather episode
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_id 1146343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.