Strong Wind in Dukes, Massachusetts

Strong Wind May 9, 2020 · Dukes, Massachusetts

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

$300

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds were generally gusting to around 45 mph. At 147 PM EST (247 PM EDT) the ASOS at Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY) recorded a gust to 44 mph. At 1206 PM EST, an amateur radio operator reported a gust to 46 mph in Edgartown. In Edgartown at 1050 AM EST (1150 AM EDT), power lines were down on Clevelandtown Road.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure in the Gulf of Maine was exiting the region, but there was a strong northwest flow of air in its wake. Winds gusted to 45 to 55 mph across the region, causing scattered areas of downed trees, some which fell onto cars and homes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 884378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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