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Strong Wind in Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

Strong Wind February 27, 2020 · Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

48 mph

Estimated gust (42 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Lunenburg at 11 AM EST, a large branch was down on a mobile home on Massachusetts Avenue with one person rescued but not injured. In Westminster at 1155 AM EST, a tree and wires were down on Town Farm Road. In Leominster at 345 PM EST, a tree was down on Day Street. Wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph across northern Worcester County.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure in New York state moved north into eastern Canada. It was followed by a cold front that moved east across southern New England. The post-frontal tight pressure gradient caused strong southwest to west winds that gusted to 40 to 60 mph and caused some damage across Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875341. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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