Marine High Wind — Boston Harbor, Atlantic North

2023-12-18 · near Boston Light, Boston Harbor, Atlantic North

Event narrative

A Wx Flow site at Pleasure Bay recorded a wind gust of 86 mph. A Wx Flow site at Deer Island recorded at gust to 76 mph at Deer Island. A Wx Flow site in East Boston recorded a wind gust to 71 mph. A Wx Flow site at Courageous Sailing Center recorded a gust of 68 mph. A Wx Flow site at Squantum recorded a gust of 64 mph.

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146344. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.