Marine High Wind — Vineyard Sound, Atlantic North

2020-02-07 · near Woods Hole, Vineyard Sound, Atlantic North

Event narrative

A mesonet site off of Woods Hole measured a gust to 71 mph at 411 PM EST.

Wider weather episode

Powerful low pressure moved from eastern Pennsylvania across central Connecticut and central Massachusetts on February 7, 2020. A southerly jet of 85 to 95 mph was just above the surface at 925 mb. Damaging winds occurred across much of eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island with some damage reported farther to the west.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 874795. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.