Strong Wind — Western Essex, Massachusetts

2018-05-04 to 2018-05-05 · Western Essex, Massachusetts

$5K

Property damage

44 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

At 11:48 PM EST on May 4th, a tree was down on High Street at Flint Circle. At 1:07 AM EST on May 5th, the Automated Surface Observing System at Lawrence Municipal Airport measured a wind gust to 51 mph. At 1:30 AM EST a tree was blocking Broadway in Lawrence. At 2:07 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Warren Avenue in Amesbury.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure area over the Great Lakes the morning of May 4th moved to the Maritimes the morning of May 5th. As it moved, the low swung a cold front west to east through Massachusetts shortly before midnight. Winds behind the front became west to northwest and produced gusts near 50 mph overnight. The winds then diminished by sunrise on May 5th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 748574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.