High Wind — Eastern Norfolk, Massachusetts

2019-10-31 · Eastern Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 726 PM EST, a mesonet station in Milton, MA recorded a wind gust to 61 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved quickly across the region late on the 31st. Ahead of the front it was a warm and very windy night, with many downed trees and power lines from strong south-southwest wind gusts. A 'fine line' of showers and isolated thunderstorms also helped mix down very strong winds from aloft. The damaging winds continued into the early morning on Nov. 1.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 860912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.