High Wind — Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts
2020-04-13 · Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts
$1K
Property damage
43 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Lexington at 105 PM EST amateur radio reported a tree down on Saddle Club Rd. Later, at 251 PM EST the public reported a tree down on power lines on Mass Ave. Also, at 301 PM EST a tree was down on a power line on Pelham Rd in Lexington.
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 877235. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.