Strong Wind — Eastern Plymouth, Massachusetts

2021-12-11 · Eastern Plymouth, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At 838 PM EST, a mesonet station at the Hull Yacht Club recorded a wind gust to 56 mph. At 1015 PM EST, the AWOS at the Marshfield Airport (KGHG) recorded a gust to 54 mph. At 1026 PM EST, the ASOS at the Plymouth Airport (KPYM) recorded a gust to 48 mph. In Kingston at 1006 PM EST, police reported a tree down on wires on West Street and a large limb down on Route 80. In Lakeville at 1024 PM EST, police reported a large tree down on County Street and a tree down on Highland Road near the Route 140 overpass. In Marshfield at 1035 PM EST, police reported a large tree and power lines down on Winslow 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 994434. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.