Strong Wind — Western Franklin, Massachusetts

2021-03-29 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Shelburne at 531 AM EST, a tree was down on Route 2.

Wider weather episode

A cold front passed through southern New England on the evening of March 28th. The next morning, on the 29th, a strong upper level short wave trough moved through New England, with a reinforcing shot of cold air. Strong to damaging westerly winds generally gusted to 50 to 60 mph during the morning and early afternoon hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 941629. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.