Eastern Essex storm history

In Salisbury, coastal flooding resulted in structural damage to the ocean side of a building on North End Boulevard. This road was flooded from #170 to #250 resulting in the mandatory evacuation of about 50 houses. A barrier beach was breached and significant beach erosion occurr…

Numerous trees were downed throughout eastern Essex county, including in Danvers (Maple Street), Peabody (Martinack and Roosevelt Avenues and Crowninshield and Winona Streets), Salem (Boston and North Streets), Lynn (Jackson, West Sigourney, and Empire Streets, Greenwood Avenue, …

Winds generally gusted 40-50 mph. In Beverly, a tree was down on Morningside Dr.

In Salem, Bridge St was closed due to coastal flooding.

Winds generally gusted 40 to 60 mph. The strongest gust was 61 mph on Children's Island at 12:08 PM EST.

Generally 5 to 7 inches of snow fell followed by around 0.25 inches of ice. Some of the highest snowfall reports were 7.3 inches in Danvers and 6.5 inches in Marblehead. Winds generally gusted 50 to 60 mph which, combined with the snow and ice, led to widespread power outages. A …

Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell with the highest amounts being 7.8 inches in Manchester and 7.7 inches in Hamilton.

In Lawrence, the airport ASOS (KLWM) reported a gust to 59 mph at 9:14 AM EDT.

In Nahant, at 6:55 AM EDT Willow Rd and White Way road were closed. In Ipswich, Jeffries Neck Rd Causeway at Island Park was closed at 7:35 AM EDT. In Salisbury at 7:39 AM EDT Rt 1A was closed at Salisbury Beach. In Nahant at 8:09 AM EDT Nahant Rd Causeway was flooded. In Lynn, L…

Winds generally gusted 50 to 50 mph. The strongest gusts included a 59 mph gust at the Beverly Airport ASOS (KBVY) at 12:44 AM EST on the 29th and a 53 mph gust at the Lawrence Airport ASOS (KLWM) at 10:30 PM EST on the 28th.

In Beverly at 3:10 AM EST the ASOS (KBVY) gusted to 58 mph. A Weatherflow site gusted to 57 mph at 3:39 AM EST on Children's Island. In Gloucester at 1:53 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Concord St.

In Salisbury at 9:20 AM EST Beach Rd was flooded from coastal flooding. In Salem at 10:44 AM EST Bridge St near the Council of Aging was closed. In Swampscott at 10:44 AM EST Humphrey St between Eastern Ave and Monument Ave was closed.

Snowfall generally ranged from 4 to 10 inches. Some accumulations included 16.8 inches in Newbury, 15.5 inches in Newburyport, and 10 inches in Rowley.

Winds generally gusted 45 to 55 mph. The strongest gust was 60 mph at Children's Island followed by 56 mph at Ipswich.

In coastal Essex County, 5 to 6 inches of snow fell. Some totals from CoCoRaHS observers included 5.8 inches in Newburyport and 5.3 inches in Amesbury. A trained spotter reported 5.0 inches in Ipswich.

In Salem at 1215 PM EST, several streets were reportedly closed due to coastal flooding. In Ipswich at 120 PM EST, Jeffrey's Neck Road was flooded and impassable.

Six to seven inches of heavy, wet snow fell in eastern Essex County. Specific amounts included 7.0 inches at Gloucester, 6.5 inches in Peabody, 6.3 inches in Newburyport, and 6.0 inches in Lynn, Rockport, and Saugus.

In Swampscott at 948 AM, amateur radio reported that a section of Humphrey Street was closed due to coastal flooding and at 1005 AM a section of Atlantic Avenue was closed. In Lynn at 948 AM, amateur radio reported that a section of Summer Street was closed due to coastal floodin…

In Lynn at 230 AM EST, a large tree branch was down on South Common Street. In Ipswich at 530 AM EST, a tree fell into a house on Edge Street. No injuries were reported. In Salem at 634 AM EST, a large tree branch fell onto a house on Dodge Street, damaging a window and a section…

In Lynnfield at 1140 AM EST, a large tree branch fell and hit a car on Walnut Street near Salem Street, causing some damage but no injuries.

A CWOP station in Rockport recorded a wind gust of 58 mph at 925 AM EDT (825 AM EST).

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph. In Peabody at 452 AM EDT (352 AM EST), a tree was down on Forest Street. In Gloucester at 602 AM EDT (502 AM EST), a tree was down on Washington Street. In Lynn at 630 AM EDT (530 AM EST), a tree was down on Commercial Street. The af…

Snowfall generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches. The highest amount reported was 10 inches in Peabody.

In Ipswich at 830 AM EST Jeffrey's Neck Rd, Argilla Rd, Water St, Island Park Rd, and Town Farm Rd were all impassable due to flooding.

The Beverly Airport ASOS (KBVY) med blizzard conditions from 853 AM EST to 1153 AM EST, from 1225 PM EST to 201 PM EST, from 253 PM EST to 353 PM EST, and from 453 PM EST to 526 PM EST. The highest gust from KBVY was 63 mph at 232 PM EST. The highest gust in the zone was 76 mph a…

Winds gusted 35 to 45 mph. In Lynn at 449 AM EST power lines were down on Osborne St between Sterling and Harmon St. In Danvers at 714 AM EST a tree was down on Spring St by Summer St. In Marblehead at 737 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Edgewood Rd. In Peabody at 806 AM EST…

In Nahant at 945 AM EST there was splashover flooding on Willow Rd. In Lynn at 1010 AM EST Lynn Shore Drive was closed at the Nahant rotary. In Ipswich at 1030 AM EST there was coastal flooding on Argilla Rd at Fox Creek. In Salem at 1045 AM EST the bridge at Flint St was flooded…

In Rockport a CWOP station reported a wind gust of 60 mph.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 7 to 12 inches with the highest report (12 inches) coming from Salem.

A CWOP station in Rockport recorded a gust to 78 mph at 435 AM EDT (335 AM EST). A Weatherflow mesonet site a Children's Island recorded a gust to 76 mph at 559 AM EDT (459 AM EST). High sustained winds also were recorded...with 41 mph in Wenham at 454 AM EDT and in Salem at 745 …

Winds were generally gusting to 40 to 50 mph. In Danvers at 741 PM EDT trees were down on wires on Forest St.

In Salisbury at 139 PM EDT a tree and powerlines were down on Beach Rd. In Essex at 1257 PM EDT a tree and wires were down on Apple St and Southern Ave. In Beverly at 103 PM EDT a tree was down blocking Crescent Ave at Salters Ave and at 253 PM EDT a tree was down blocking Cabot …

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Beverly at 11 AM EST, the ASOS at the Beverly Airport (KBVY) recorded a gust to 51 mph. Just off the coast of Marblehead, at Children's Island, at 822 AM, a mesonet site recorded a wind gust to 56 mph. In Ipswich at 814 AM EST, a t…

In Rockport at 545 PM EDT (445 PM EST), a CWOP station recorded a wind gust to 50 mph. In Salem at 535 PM EDT (435 PM EST), an amateur radio operator reported a tree down on a car on Winthrop Street.

In Marblehead at 1035 PM EST on March 12th, a mesonet site measured a sustained wind of 44 mph. In Salem at 439 AM EST on March 13th, a mesonet site recorded a sustained wind of 42 mph and just off the coast of Salem at Children's Island a wind gust to 61 mph was recorded at 1047…

Snow averaged 3 to 5 inches in eastern Essex County, but it was quite wet. At 441 PM EST in Swampscott, a tree was downed onto wires from the weight of the snow, near the intersection of Emerald Avenue and Sapphire Avenue.

In Marblehead at 200 AM EST there was minor coastal flooding on Crowninshield Rd near Grace Oliver Beach. Twelve hours later on the next high tide cycle there was residual minor coastal flooding. At 220 PM EST in Ipswich Jeffrey's Neck Rd at Island Park Rd was flooded. At 319 PM …

Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 7 to 14 inches. A coastal front caused a sharp gradient from 5 inches along the immediate coast to 17 inches in Newburyport. Shortly after midnight on the 2nd winds were gusting to 40 to 50 mph. At 424 AM EST a mesonet station at Children's …

At 940 AM EST, an UrbaNet station in 1 mile north of Marblehead recorded a sustained wind of 43 mph.

Heavy snow ranged mainly from 10 to 15 inches across eastern Essex County. Some specific amounts included 15.0 inches in Salem (trained spotter), 15.0 inches in Ipswich (trained spotter), 14.0 inches in Beverly (amateur radio), 13.0 inches in Gloucester (trained spotter), 12.3 in…

In Rockport a mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 58 mph at 2:05 PM EST and to 64 mph at 5:05 PM EST. In Peabody at 5:41 PM EST a tree and powerlines were down on Lincoln Rd. In Nahant at 7:32 PM a tree was down on Kennedy Ct.

In Rockport, a mesonet site recorded many high wind gusts, including 58 mph at 440, 505, and 605 PM EST; 63 mph at 550 PM EST; and 61 mph at 905 PM EST.

In Rockport, a mesonet station recorded wind gusts of 58 mph at 935 PM EST, 61 mph at 1120 PM EST, and 63 mph at 1145 PM EST.

A mesonet site in Rockport measured a gust to 58 mph at both 10 PM EST and 1105 PM EST...then a gust to 61 mph at 1120 PM EST.

At 820 AM EDT a mesonet site at Children's Island in Marblehead measured a gust to 61 mph. At 805 AM EDT in Rockport a CWOP station measured a gust to 53 mph. At 822 AM EDT the ASOS at Beverly Airport (KBVY) also measured a gust to 53 mph. In Danvers, at 755 AM a large tree was d…

In Lynn, minor coastal flooding was reported on Summer Street at 417 PM EDT and splashover was reported along Lynn Beach at 500 PM EDT. In Marblehead at 436 PM EDT, splashover was reported on Front Street near Fort Sewall. In Salisbury at 510 PM EDT, Beach Road (Route 1A) by the …

At 553 PM EDT, a mesonet site at Dog Bar Breakwater in Gloucester, MA recorded a wind gust to 59 mph (51 kt). Although no reports of damage were received from eastern Essex County, it is likely that scattered tree and power line damage occurred.

At 1050 AM EST an amateur radio operator in Ipswich reported a wind gust to 50 mph and at 1105 AM EST an amateur radio operator in Gloucester reported a wind gust to 53 mph. In Saugus at 1020 AM EST, a tree was down on a house on Hood Street. In Beverly at 1020 AM EST, a tree and…

Winds gusted to between 45 and 55 mph. At 1048 PM EST (1148 PM EDT) on the 26th, a WeatherFlow station at Children's Island measured a wind gust to 55 mph. At 739 AM EST on the 27th, the ASOS at Beverly Airport (KBVY) recorded a gust to 49 mph. In Beverly at 625 AM EST, a large t…