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Strong Wind in Southern Plymouth, Massachusetts

Strong Wind December 5, 2020 · Southern Plymouth, Massachusetts

51 mph

Measured gust (44 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The winds were generally gusting to 50-55 mph. In Wareham at 3:37 PM EST a CWOP station reported a wind gust to 51 mph. In Rochester at 4:04 PM EST powerlines were down on Kings Highway and at 6:20 PM EST a tree was down on wires on Snipatuit Rd. In Mattapoisett at 5:20 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Mattapoisett Neck Rd.

The wider storm

A rapidly intensifying storm system produced strong to damaging winds and heavy rain (2-4 inches) which changed to a period of heavy snow in the higher elevations. The low pressure system crossed between Nantucket and Cape Cod before lifting northeast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 927752. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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