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Strong Wind in Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Strong Wind March 26, 2021 · Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

Death

Injuries

$500

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sadly, winds gusting to around 50 mph, knocked down a rotted tree, which directly hit a 1-year-old baby, who his father was holding in the front yard of his house. The father only had scratches, but the baby was taken to a hospital and he died the next day.

The wider storm

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 941611. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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