Strong Wind — Western Hampden, Massachusetts

2019-02-25 · Western Hampden, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 12:50 PM EST an amateur radio operator reported multiple trees were down on Main Street in Montgomery. At 4:43 PM multiple trees were down on on Old Westfield Road in Russell. At 5:50 PM EST two trees were down on Pitcher Street in Montgomery.

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 800755. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.