High Wind — Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

2020-11-30 · Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds generally were gusting to around 55 mph. In Hopkinton at 541 PM EST, an amateur radio operator reported a wind gust to 57 mph. In Bedford at 551 PM EST, the ASOS at the Bedford Airport (KBED), recorded a gust to 47 mph. In Natick at 306 PM EST, a tree was down on Union Street. In Marlboro at 320 PM EST, a tree was down on Elm Street. In Hopkinton at 329 PM EST, a tree was down on Eastview Road and at 334 PM EST, a tree was down on West Street. In Ashland at 330 PM EST, a tree was down on Green Street. In Sherborn at 330 PM EST, a tree was down on a car on Eliot Street. In Lincoln at 339 PM EST, a tree was down on Page Farm Road and at 525 PM EST, a one-foot diameter tree was down on Lexington Road at State Road 2A. In Acton at 348 PM EST, a tree was down on River Street. In Bedford at 522 PM EST, a tree was down on Hartwell Road. In Wayland at 528 PM EST, a tree was down on Rich Valley Road.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure passed well to the west of southern New England, with strong to damaging southerly winds across our region. In addition, 2.00 to 3.75 inches of rain fell across most of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.