Strong Wind in Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Strong Wind September 30, 2020 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

41 mph

Estimated gust (36 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds were generally gusting to around 40 mph. In Ashfield, at 612 AM EDT a large tree and wires were down on Bug Hill 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 917836. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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