High Wind — Nantucket, Massachusetts

2020-04-03 · Nantucket, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 116 PM EST (216 PM EDT), a CWOP station at Siasconset recorded a wind gust to 58 mph. At 1113 AM EST, the Nantucket Airport ASOS (KACK) recorded a gust to 56 mph.

Wider weather episode

A large and intense ocean storm east of New England caused a period of coastal flooding at the time of high tide in the early to mid morning and strong, locally damaging winds from the late morning to mid afternoon. Heavy rain also fell, with 1.50 to 2.75 inches of rain reported in eastern Massachusetts. The storm then moved south and passed north of Bermuda on March 4.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875466. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.