High Wind — Eastern Norfolk, Massachusetts

2019-02-25 · Eastern Norfolk, Massachusetts

$2K

Property damage

60 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

At 11:26 AM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Blue Hill reported a wind gust to 62 mph. At 12:27 PM EST a tree and wires came down and blocked the exit ramp at Interstate 93 southbound at Exit 2A in Canton. At 4:44 PM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Blue Hill reported a wind gust to 69 mph.

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 800745. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.