Strong Wind — Western Franklin, Massachusetts

2021-12-06 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds generally were gusting up to 50 mph. In Shelburne at 822 PM EST, a tree was down on Shelburne Center Road. In Heath at 855 PM EST, a tree was down on Route 8A.

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 993784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.