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Strong Wind in Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

Strong Wind March 26, 2021 · Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds were gusting to 45 to 55 mph during the early evening, in association with the passage of a strong cold front. At 846 PM EDT (746 PM EST), the ASOS at the Worcester Airport recorded a wind gust to 48 mph. In Fitchburg at 710 PM EDT (610 PM EST), there was an amateur radio report of a tree down on a power line, with a brush fire, at Exchange Street and Sarah Lane.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved across Massachusetts during the evening hours, causing isolated wind damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 941116. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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