Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Buzzards Bay, Atlantic North

2012-08-10 · near West Island, Buzzards Bay, Atlantic North

43 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 408734. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.