High Wind — Western Hampden, Massachusetts
2020-04-13 · Western Hampden, Massachusetts
$1K
Property damage
43 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Blandford at 1102 AM EST (1202 PM EDT) amateur radio reported that there were multiple trees down on Hiram Blair Rd.
Wider weather episode
A powerful low pressure system tracked across the Great Lakes and brought strong and damaging winds to all of Massachusetts Monday late morning through the evening. A very strong and highly anomalous low level jet brought southerly wind gusts of 60-70 mph ahead of a cold front that moved through Monday evening.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.