Strong Wind — Western Plymouth, Massachusetts

2021-12-11 · Western Plymouth, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 50 mph. In Plympton at 426 PM EST, a tree was down on wires on West Street and at 848 PM EST, wires were down on Colchester Street. In Pembroke at 928 PM EST, a large tree was down on power lines on Union Street.

Wider weather episode

Gusty southwest winds occurred in the afternoon out ahead of an approaching cold front.

Then, a fine line of showers along a cold front caused locally damaging wind gusts during the evening. The strong westerly gusts continued for a couple of hours behind the front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994409. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.