Strong Wind — Western Franklin, Massachusetts

2019-02-25 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 10:20 AM EST an amateur radio operator reported a tree and wires were down on North River Road in Charlemont. At 11:29 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Foundry Village Road in Colrain. At 12:51 PM EST An amateur radio operator reported a wind gust to 55 mph in Ashfield. Also at 12:51 PM a tree was down on Charlemont Road in Buckland. At 12:54 PM EST a tree and wires were down on State Route 2 in Charlemont. At 1:30 PM EST several trees and wires were down on Harris Mountain Road in Charlemont. At 3 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Elm Street in Shelburne. At 3:02 PM EST a tree and wires were down on State Route 8A in Heath. At 3:03 PM EST a tree and wires were down closing North Green River Road in Colrain. At 3:10 PM EST a tree was down on Elm Street in Buckland. At 4:33 PM EST multiple trees were down on wires on State Route 2 in Charlemont. At 4:48 PM EST a tree was down on State Route 112 in Buckland. At 5:37 PM EST a tree was down on Beldingville Road in Ashfield.

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 800741. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.