High Wind — Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts

2021-03-12 to 2021-03-13 · Southeast Middlesex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 1154 PM EST on March 12, a mesonet site in Newton measured a sustained wind of 42 mph. At 1234 AM EST on March 13, a CWOP station in Cambridge measured a wind gust to 61 mph. In Medford at 1020 PM EST, amateur radio operators reported a tree and wires down on Keith Road at Lincoln Road.

Wider weather episode

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_id 940550. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.