High Wind — Nantucket, Massachusetts

2019-12-02 · Nantucket, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 3 AM EST, a mesonet site at Siasconset recorded a wind gust to 58 mph. It then hit 61 mph at 415 AM EST and gusted again to 60 mph at 516 AM EST. In the town of Nantucket, an amateur radio observer measured a wind gust to 63 mph at 316 AM EST.

Wider weather episode

A storm system slowly moved across southeast Massachusetts and into the Gulf of Maine during this period. One to two feet of snow fell in much of western and northern Massachusetts by the morning of December 3. Rain changed to snow on December 2 in eastern Massachusetts. An initial thump of snow, accompanied by some thunder, moved across central portions on the evening of December 1. Many areas had a lull on Dec. 2, except in northwest Massachusetts, where snow continued. Another heavy snow band formed overnight on December 2-3 in Hampden County, MA and Hartford County, CT. Snow lingered well into the afternoon of December 3 in eastern MA before the whole system exited.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 866625. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.