High Wind — Eastern Hampshire, Massachusetts
2020-04-13 · Eastern Hampshire, Massachusetts
$5K
Property damage
43 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Northampton at 1121 AM EST (1221 PM EDT) there was a tree and wires down on Elm Street. In Easthampton at 1148 AM EST there was a tree down in the right lane of Interstate 91 southbound.
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 877237. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.