Southern Bristol storm history

Near blizzard conditions occurred at New Bedford Regional Airport. Sixteen to twenty-six inches of snow fell across southern Bristol County.

A 42 year old man drowned after encountering a rip current at Anthony's beach in Dartmouth.

Numerous trees and branches were downed throughout southern Bristol County, including in Dartmouth (Smith Neck and Slocum Roads and Colonial Way), Fall River (Concord and South Main Streets), Acushnet (Chershire Street and Nye Avenue), and Freetown (Chace Road). Some of these tre…

Winds generally gusted 50-60 mph with some higher gusts like a 64 mph gust at Horseneck Beach at 12:57 PM EST. In New Bedford a tree was down blocking Templeton St. In Dartmouth a tree was down on wires on Hixville Rd. In Achushnet a tree was down on Quaker lane.

Winds generally gusted 50 to 60 mph. In New Bedford the ASOS at the airport (KBED) gusted to 60 mph at 11:01 AM EST.

In Swansea, numerous trees were down on Sydney Ave. Winds generally gusted 40 to 50 mph but the peak gust was 58 mph at 3:33 PM at the New Bedford Airport ASOS (KEWB).

In Dartmouth at 8:40 AM EST Smith Neck Rd at Gulf Road was flooded. Also, at 8:55 AM EST Potomska Rd had 1 to 2 feet of coastal flooding.

Winds gusted generally 45 to 55 mph. The strongest gusts recorded included a 61 mph gust at the New Bedford Airport ASOS (KBED) and a 53 mph gust at a Weather Flow mesonet station at Horseneck Beach.

In Westport at 8:24 AM EST a tree was down on Drift Rd.

In Dartmouth at 7:03 AM EST Smith Neck Rd was closed due to coastal flooding. At 7:20 AM EST Padanaram Bridge was closed. In Bristol at 7:25 AM EST Poppasquash Rd was closed. In New Bedford at 7:34 AM EST Padanaram Rd was closed.

In New Bedford at 4:08 AM EST Padanaram Ave at Rogers St and part of East Rodney French Blvd was closed due to coastal flooding. In Dartmouth at 4:48 AM EST a section of Smith Neck Rd near the ocean was covered with rocks and debris from coastal flooding.

In New Bedford at 2:57 AM EST an ASOS reported a 54 mph gust at the New Bedford Airport. A Weatherflow site at Horseneck Beach recorded a gust of 52 mph at 12:47 AM EST. In Westport at 11:40 PM EST a tree was down blocking Horseneck Rd and another tree was down on Adamsville Rd. …

In Westport at 11:50 AM EST East Beach Rd was flooded with debris in the road near Horseneck Beach. In New Bedford at 11:56 AM EST East Rodney French Blvd at Butler St was flooded. In Dartmouth at 12:00 PM EST Potomska Rd at Little River Rd was closed. In New Bedford at 12:20 PM …

In Acushnet at 320 PM EST, a large tree was down on power lines near the intersection of Main Street and Heritage Road. Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph along the south coast of Massachusetts.

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph. At 737 PM EST, the ASOS at New Bedford Airport (KEWB) recorded a gust to 54 mph. In Freetown at 545 PM EST, a tree was down on Route 24, causing damage to the front window of a bus. In New Bedford at 546 PM EST, power lines were down …

In Freetown at 146 AM EST, Fire Dept. officials reported a tree and wires down near Howland Road. Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 50 mph in southern Bristol County.

In Dartmouth at 555 AM, Smith Neck Road by Padanaram Bridge was closed due to splashover and debris. In New Bedford at 646 AM, police reported 1 foot of coastal flooding on roadways and at 717 AM, Fort Taber Park was closed due to coastal flooding. In Freetown at 730 AM, there wa…

In Somerset, a large tree limb was down on Dias Terrace. Report relayed by amateur radio.

In New Bedford at 838 AM EST, a light pole was down on Allen Street.

In Fairhaven, a Weatherflow mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 58 mph at 840 AM EDT (740 AM EST).

At 345 AM EDT (245 AM EST), a Weatherflow mesonet site at West Island recorded a wind gust to 66 mph. At 458 AM EDT (358 AM EST), a Weatherflow station at The Knubble at Horseneck Beach in Westport recorded a wind gust to 69 mph. At 459 AM EDT (359 AM EST), the ASOS at the New Be…

In Fall River at 6:20 AM EST there was a tree and wires down on a car on Hope St. In New Bedford at 6:44 AM EST there was a light pole down on Parker St and a tree down on a house on Ohio St. At 7:02 AM EST there was a tree down on Center St and South St. At 7:11 AM EST a tree wa…

Snowfall was generally from 17 to 22 inches. Winds generally gusted 40 to 50 mph. The New Bedford Airport ASOS (KEWB) met blizzard criteria for a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes but there was a nearly 3 hour gap in the conditions.

Wind gusted 35 to 45 mph. In Swansea at 802 AM EST a tree was down on Warren Ave. In New Bedford at 802 AM EST a large tree was down on New Plainfield Rd. In Bristol at 526 AM there was a downed utility pole on Pleasant St. In Dartmouth a large branch was down on a car on Reed Rd…

In Swansea at 730 AM EST the Old Providence Bridge was closed.

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…

In Fairhaven, a mesonet station recorded sustained winds of 40 mph at 201 PM EST.

Winds generally gusted to 55 to 75 mph in southern Bristol County. In Westport at Horseneck Beach at 5 AM EDT (4 AM EST), a Weatherflow mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 75 mph. In Fairhaven at 543 AM EDT (443 AM EST) on the 27th, the West Island Weatherflow mesonet station…

In Fall River at 958 AM EST, Fall River Police reported a tree down on Old Colony Way. In Dartmouth at 1000 AM EST, amateur radio operators reported trees and wires down on Sherman Road. Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 45 mph.

In Fairhaven, a tree limb was down on wires near Washington St at Walnut St. Report forwarded by amateur radio.

In Fall River, a large branch was down on Bowen St at Slade St. Report forwarded by amateur radio.

In Dartmouth a large tree and wires were down at Sunview Terrace. Report forwarded by amateur radio.

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Fairhaven at 854 AM EDT (754 AM EST), amateur radio reported a tree down on Farmfield Court.

Winds were generally gusting 40 to 50 mph. The highest gust was 53 mph at 125 PM EDT in Mattapoisett. In Acushnet, at 444 PM EDT trees and power lines were down on Main St.

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph. In Acushnet at 108 AM EST on March 2nd, a wind gust to 51 mph was reported. In New Bedford at 153 AM EST, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KEWB) recorded a gust to 48 mph. In New Bedford at 613 PM EST on March 1st, a large tree w…

Heavy snowfall totals ranged from 5.8 inches in Swansea to 7.0 inches in New Bedford. At 500 PM EST in Fairhaven, a large tree branch was downed from the weight of the snow on Adams Street at Washington Street. At 501 PM EST in Dartmouth, wires were down on Middle Street from the…

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph in southern Bristol County. At 929 AM EST, an amateur radio station in Fairhaven recorded a gust to 58 mph. At 732 AM EST, a mesonet site in Fairhaven recorded a sustained wind of 40 mph and at 930 AM EST, it measured a sustained wind …

Heavy snow averaged 5 to 6 inches across southern Bristol County, but ranged from a low of 3.7 inches in Dartmouth (CoCoRaHS) to a high of 7.6 inches in Somerset (CoCoRaHS). Other reports included 6.2 inches in Fairhaven (amateur radio), 5.8 inches in Acushnet (amateur radio), an…

Winds were generally gusting to 45 to 50 mph. In New Bedford at 5:30 PM amateur radio reported a wind gust to 51 mph. In Westport at 4:01 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Sunset Ave. In Somerset at 4:05 PM EST a tree was down on Riverside Ave. In Fairhaven at 4:10 PM EST a tr…

Winds generally were gusting to between 60 and 65 mph. In Westport at Horseneck Beach at 250 PM EST, a wind gust to 64 mph was reported by an amateur radio operator. In Fairhaven at West Island at 609 PM EST, a trained spotter recorded a gust to 63 mph. In Somerset at 514 PM EST,…

At 754 PM EST, a wind gust to 59 mph was recorded at West Island in Fairhaven. At 8 PM EST in Acushnet, a tree limb fell onto a person on Fairway Drive. The injured person was taken to Rhode Island Hospital.

A mesonet site in Fairhaven recorded wind gusts to 40 mph.

In Fairhaven, a mesonet site recorded a sustained wind of 41 mph at 1030 PM EST. In Seekonk at 1045 PM EST, a tree was reported down (street unspecified).

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In New Bedford at 10 AM EST, a large tree was down on Ash Street.

In Fall River, a tree and power line was down on Campbell Street.

Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 45 mph. In New Bedford at 103 PM EDT, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KEWB) recorded a gust to 43 mph. In Dartmouth at 150 PM EDT, a tree and wires were down on George Street.

At 733 AM EDT the ASOS at New Bedford Airport (KEWB) measured a gust to 53 mph. In Freetown at 759 AM EDT power lines were down on Causeway Rd. In Dartmouth, at 811 AM EDT a large tree was down on Cedar Ave.

In New Bedford at 236 PM EDT, a tree was down on New Boston Road. In Fairhaven at 505 PM EDT, a trained spotter reported a wind gust of 56 mph (49 kt) at West Island. At 518 PM EDT, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KEWB) also recorded a wind gust to 56 mph (49 kt).

Winds were gusting to near 50 mph. At 714 AM EST (814 AM EDT), an amateur radio operator in Fairhaven reported a gust to 48 mph. At 209 PM EST, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KBED) also recorded a gust to 48 mph. In New Bedford at 710 AM EST, power lines were down on Park S…