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Marine High Wind March 2, 2021 · Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 732 AM EST on March 2nd, a mesonet site at Children's Island recorded a wind gust to 58 mph (50 knots).

The wider storm

An arctic cold front moved through southern New England on the afternoon of March 1st. It was followed by very strong/damaging west-northwest winds, which continued through much of the night and into the early morning hours on March 2nd. There were many reports of downed trees and at one point, more than 60,000 customers were without power in Massachusetts.

Began near Marblehead Neck (42.5121, -70.8145).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 940344. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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