Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Atlantic North

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 10, 2012 · Buzzards Bay, Atlantic North

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An amateur radio operator recorded a wind gust of 49 mph on their home weather station on West Island. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

A series of upper level disturbances rotated around a vertically stacked low pressure system in the Great Lakes. These provided a focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop across southern New England. Southerly winds drew tropical moisture over the area, resulting in very heavy rain in showers and thunderstorms that developed. In addition, strong winds in the upper levels and 30-40 knots of deep layer shear resulted in wind damage with the strongest of these storms.

Began near West Island (41.5882, -70.8341).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 408734. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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