Strong Wind in Northern Bristol, Massachusetts

Strong Wind March 6, 2020 – March 7, 2020 · Northern Bristol, Massachusetts

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 1242 AM EST on March 7, an amateur radio operator reported a wind gust to 49 mph in New Bedford. At 112 AM EST, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KEWB) measured a gust to only 36 mph. In Rehoboth at 1241 AM EST, a tree was blown down on Peck Street by Reynolds Avenue.

The wider storm

A bomb cyclone was located over the ocean waters well to the southeast of Nantucket. It caused some light snow over southeast Massachusetts, but more importantly, winds gusted to more than 60 mph, causing some damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875432. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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