High Wind — Nantucket, Massachusetts

2019-10-10 · Nantucket, Massachusetts

Event narrative

A Ham radio operator reported a wind gust of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong ocean storm well to the south and southeast of Nantucket combined with strong high pressure over the Canadian maritime provinces to create a prolonged period of strong to damaging winds across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The ocean storm was briefly named Subtropical Storm Melissa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 855290. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.