Strong Wind — Northern Bristol, Massachusetts

2019-04-15 · Northern Bristol, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 7:24 AM EDT in Easton, a tree was down on Elm Street.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving up the St Lawrence Valley swung a pair of cold fronts through Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with one in the morning and the second in the afternoon. Wind Advisories were in effect for strong northwest gradient wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph, which knocked down trees and branches. Thunderstorms with some heavy downpours also occurred along each front but only a couple were considered to be severe based on enhanced wind signatures; the majority of the damage occurred from the gradient wind.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 814362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.