High Wind — Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

2020-03-13 · Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds gusted to between 45 and 50 mph for a brief time in the mid to late afternoon. At 354 PM EDT (454 PM EDT), the Bedford Airport ASOS (KBED) recorded a wind gust to 48 mph. In Weston at 408 PM EST, a CWOP station recorded a gust to 39 mph. In Billerica at 4 PM EST, a large oak tree fell onto a home on Chelmsford Road. In Weston at 412 EST, trees and wires were down on Clubhouse Lane. In Ashland at 412 PM EST, a tree was down on Summer Street. In Natick at 415 PM EST, a tree was down on North Main Street in the Felchville section of town.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved across Massachusetts in the mid afternoon hours. A brief band of strong, gusty winds occurred along and just after the front. Scattered damage occurred in eastern Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.