High Wind — Southern Plymouth, Massachusetts

2020-04-09 · Southern Plymouth, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Damaging southerly winds occurred out ahead of an approaching cold front, as temperatures in the 50s led to mixing down of stronger winds aloft. In Wareham at 237 PM EST (337 PM EDT), a mesonet site recorded a wind gust to 62 mph. A gust to 62 mph was also recorded in nearby Fairhaven at 117 PM EST. In Wareham at 305 PM EST, a tree fell onto a house on Pequod Lane, causing damage to a second floor deck.

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 876212. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.