Strong Wind — Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

2020-04-09 · Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 407 PM EST (507 PM EDT), the ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) recorded a wind gust to 47 mph. At 447 PM EST, the AWOS at Westover AFB recorded a gust to 45 mph. In Chicopee at 508 PM EST, a tree and wires were down on Lombard Street.

Wider weather episode

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_id 876175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.