Strong Wind — Southern Bristol, Massachusetts

2021-12-06 · Southern Bristol, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 50 mph in southern Bristol County. At 1102 PM EST, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KBED) recorded a gust to 46 mph. In Acushnet at 802 PM EST, a tree was down on wires on Robinson Road. In Fall River at 949 PM EST, police reported a tree down through the roof of a house on Kenyon Street.

Wider weather episode

A sharp cold front moving into a relatively warm air mass produced a line of low-topped showers that moved through southern New England during the evening hours of December 6th. Strong and locally damaging westerly wind gusts occurred along and immediately behind the front, lasting until just after midnight on December 7th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 993780. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.