High Wind — Southern Bristol, Massachusetts

2024-02-28 · Southern Bristol, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds gusted generally 45 to 55 mph. The strongest gusts recorded included a 61 mph gust at the New Bedford Airport ASOS (KBED) and a 53 mph gust at a Weather Flow mesonet station at Horseneck Beach.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front crossed southern New England on Wednesday night the 28th bringing soaking rains and strong wind gusts to southern New England followed by sharply falling temperatures. This cold frontal passage included a fine line stronger storms.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154777. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.