High Wind in Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

High Wind March 7, 2025 · Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 40 to 60 mph. The strongest gust was 70 mph on top of Mt. Tom from a WxFlow site at 10:35 AM EST. In Brimfield a tree was down on wires near Old Sturbridge Rd. In Monson, a tree was down on wires on Silver St. In Springfield, a tree was down on a car on Cortland St. In Holyoke, a tree was down blocking the road. In Westfield, a large tree was down on powerlines snapping two utility poles.

The wider storm

A strong low was centered over the Gulf of Maine on the morning of the 7th creating a tight pressure gradient across southern New England. This led to strong wind gusts generally 45 to 60 mph but as high as 70 mph in the highest elevations of MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1231798. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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