Marine High Wind — Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North
2021-03-02 · near Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay, Atlantic North
50 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
At 732 AM EST on March 2nd, a mesonet site at Children's Island recorded a wind gust to 58 mph (50 knots).
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 940344. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.