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Strong Wind in Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Strong Wind May 9, 2020 · Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

45 mph

Measured gust (39 kt)

$800

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Pepperell at 140 PM EST (240 PM EDT), a tree and wires were reported down. At 943 AM EST (1043 AM EDT), the ASOS at the nearby Fitchburg Airport (KFIT) recorded a gust to 45 mph.

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 884485. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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