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Marine High Wind February 7, 2020 · Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Boston Light (42.3288, -70.9262).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 874801. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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