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Strong Wind in Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

Strong Wind April 9, 2020 · Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

45 mph
Measured gust (39 kt)
$800
Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 649 PM EST (749 PM EDT), the ASOS at the Lawrence Airport recorded a wind gust to 45 mph. At 8 PM (9 PM EDT) in Dracut, a tree was down on wires on Nashua Street.

The wider storm

High astronomical tides produced some very minor coastal flooding around the time of high tide on east coast of MA in the early afternoon. A strong cold front joined forces with a negatively tilting upper level disturbance to produce a narrow line of severe thunderstorms that impacted south coastal RI and MA late in the afternoon. Strong to damaging winds occurred in southeast MA prior to the arrival of the front, as temperatures rose into the 50s and made for better mixing. Additionally, strong to locally damaging post-frontal winds occurred for a few hours into the evening across central and eastern MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 876169. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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