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Strong Wind in Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

Strong Wind September 30, 2020 · Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally were gusting to between 40 and 50 mph. At 746 AM EDT the ASOS at the Worcester Airport (KORH) measured a gust to 46 mph. In Leicester, around 540 AM EDT trees and wires were down on Warwick Rd and Charles St. In Athol, at 624 AM EDT trees were down on Riceville Rd.

The wider storm

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 917835. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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