Strong Wind in Western Essex, Massachusetts

Strong Wind February 8, 2019 – February 9, 2019 · Western Essex, Massachusetts

48 mph

Estimated gust (42 kt)

$7K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 7:07 PM EST a trained spotter reported trees and wires down along Middleton Road in Boxford. AT 8:13 PM EST a trained spotter reported a tree down along Surrey Lane in Topsfield. At 9:41 PM EST a trained spotter reported a tree and wires down on Main Street in Boxford. At 4:55 AM on the 9th an amateur radio operator reported a wind gust to 48 mph in Bradford.

The wider storm

A weather system from the Midwest initially brought snow and ice to the region. The system swung a cold front through New England, followed by strong west to northwest winds from the afternoon of the 8th to the afternoon of the 9th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 800501. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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