Thunderstorm Wind in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2019 · Nantucket County, Massachusetts

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Nantucket Airport KACK Automated Surface Observation Station measured a wind gust to 62 mph at 407 AM EST (507 AM EDT).

The wider storm

A warm front moving across southern New England triggered severe thunderstorms with wind damage across western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours and through the evening. Another band of thunderstorms moved in from the southwest overnight, progressing to the coast before daybreak, causing some additional wind damage and some flooding.

Began near (ack)nantucket Mem A (41.2500, -70.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 850711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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