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High Wind in Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

High Wind March 7, 2025 · Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 40 to 60 mph. The strongest gust was 61 mph from the Bedford Airport ASOS (KBED) at 11:45 AM EST. In Wayland numerous trees fell including on one police car. In Westford a large tree was down on Carlisle Rd. In Carlisle a tree and wires were down on Concord Rd.

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 1231799. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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