Marine High Wind — Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North
2020-02-07 · near Boston Light, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North
53 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A CWOP station 1 mile ENE of Fort Standish recorded a wind gust to 61 mph at 1230 PM EST. A mesonet station at Scituate recorded a wind gust to 60 mph at 413 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 874801. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.