Strong Wind — Western Essex, Massachusetts

2019-02-25 · Western Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 12:18 PM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Lawrence Municipal Airport reported a wind gust to 56 mph. At 12:56 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Amesbury reported trees down on wires on Lakeshore Drive. At 1:30 PM EST a tree was down on a house in Haverhill at the intersection of Broadway Street and Lambert Avenue.

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 800807. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.