High Wind — Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

2019-11-01 · Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 111 AM EST, the Southwick Emergency Management Director reported that trees, wires, and utility poles were down on Sheep Pasture Road. At 236 AM EST, in Springfield, amateur radio reported that a large tree was down and that branches had penetrated the roof of a home on Pasco Road.

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 863462. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.