Thunderstorm Wind — Dukes, Massachusetts

2019-07-23 · near Oak Bluffs, Dukes, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Vineyard Haven, a tree and wires were reported down on California Avenue and on Hudson Avenue.

Wider weather episode

A deep southerly flow of tropical moisture was in place over southeast MA with precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches on the south coast. A frontal wave along the coast provided strong low level convergence and that combined with upper divergence from the right entrance region of a 110 knot upper level jet to produce very severe weather for Cape Cod. Three tornadoes occurred! Prior to these, there had only been three recorded tornadoes since 1950. Outside of the tornado area, damage surveys showed that strong microburst winds caused straight-line damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 846469. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.