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Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2019 · Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 49 mph was recorded from a mesonet site at Plum Island.

The wider storm

A cold front advanced into a very moist, almost tropical air mass in place across southern New England. This produced a line of thunderstorms, some with torrential downpours that caused flooding. Isolated but significant wind damage occurred in Longmeadow, MA from a wet microburst.

Began near Plum Island (42.7606, -70.7896).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 837597. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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