High Wind in Western Essex, Massachusetts

High Wind March 12, 2021 – March 13, 2021 · Western Essex, Massachusetts

44 mph

Estimated sustained (38 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were estimated to be 40 to 45 mph with gusts to 50 to 55 mph. In nearby Marblehead at 1035 PM EST on March 12th, a mesonet site measured a sustained wind of 44 mph. In nearby Salem at 439 AM EST on March 13th, a mesonet site recorded a sustained wind of 42 mph. In Topsfield at 935 PM EST on March 12th, a pine tree and wires were down on Haverhill Road at Linebrook Road...and at 943 PM EST a large tree was down on Topsfield Road.

The wider storm

In the wake of an arctic cold front, strong northwest winds occurred across southern New England during the evening of March 12th and the overnight hours on March 13th. These winds caused scattered damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 940531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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