Strong Wind — Northern Bristol, Massachusetts

2019-02-25 · Northern Bristol, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 9 AM EST an amateur radio operator in Dighton reported a tree down on Pleasant Street near the Somerset town line. At 10:05 AM EST an amateur radio operator in Easton reported a tree down on a car on Summer Street near Elizabeth Way. At 4:12 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Berkley reported a large tree down across Pine Street.

Wider weather episode

A storm moving north through the Great Lakes redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast on the 24th, then moved up the coast past Southern New England. This coastal storm brought damaging west-northwest winds to Massachusetts as it moved off through the Maritimes on the 25th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 800665. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.