High Wind — Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

2017-03-02 · Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 210 PM EST, The Automated Surface Observing System platform at Worcester Airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph. There were several reports of trees brought down by the wind during the morning. A large tree fell on a car on Sutton Avenue in Oxford, killing a 50 year old man. A tree fell on an unoccupied house on Oread Street near Beacon Street in Worcester. A tree fell and blocked Main Street in Douglas, Old Westboro Road in Grafton, Westview Street in Auburn, and Hopkinton Road in Westborough.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving up the St Lawrence Valley swept a cold front through Massachusetts early the morning of March 2. Behind the cold front, strong west-northwest winds brought colder air to the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 690043. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.