High Wind — Eastern Norfolk, Massachusetts

2020-09-30 · Eastern Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

In Milton, the ASOS at the Blue Hill Observatory (KMQE) recorded a wind gust to 72 mph at 739 AM EDT, after having recording gusts to 70 mph at 648 AM EDT and 60 mph at 5 AM EDT. In Quincy at 622 AM EDT, a tree was down on a car on Elmwood Avenue at Farrington Street.

Wider weather episode

A cold front produced a fine line of low-topped convection that moved across the region from west to east during the morning. A southerly low level jet of 80 knots at 850 mb, combined with fully leafed trees, helped cause damaging winds. In addition, heavy rain, totaling 2 to 2.75 inches fell in Franklin and Hampshire Counties in western Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 917526. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.