Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- March 21, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -71.350
Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, March 21, 1976
11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- March 21, 3:29 PM CST
- Where
- Worcester County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -71.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- March 21, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -71.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- March 21, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 42.420, -71.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk
- When
- March 21, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Suffolk County
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -71.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- March 21, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.550, -70.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampden
- When
- March 21, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hampden County
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -72.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Norfolk
- When
- March 21, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Norfolk County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -70.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- March 21, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Worcester County
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -71.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- March 21, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -70.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk
- When
- March 21, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Suffolk County
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -71.100
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 21, 1976
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, March 21, 1976
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, March 21, 1976
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 21, 1976
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Delaware, March 21, 1976
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 21, 1976
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 21, 1976
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, March 21, 1976
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, March 21, 1976
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 21, 1976
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 21, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 21, 1976
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10041258, 10041259, 10041260, 10041261, 10041262, 10041263, 10041264, 10041265, 10041266, 10041267, 10041268.