Massachusetts, 1996

High Wind in Massachusetts, January 19, 1996

January 19, 1996 · NWS BOX · 23 events in 23 counties and zones

23 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

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.

The radar

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Event by event

23 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Franklin

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Franklin forecast zone
Coordinates
42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Franklin

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Franklin forecast zone
Coordinates
42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Worcester

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Northern Worcester forecast zone
Coordinates
42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Middlesex

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Essex

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Essex forecast zone
Coordinates
42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Essex

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Essex forecast zone
Coordinates
42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Hampshire

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Hampshire forecast zone
Coordinates
42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Hampden

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Hampden forecast zone
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Hampshire

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Hampshire forecast zone
Coordinates
42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Hampden

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Hampden forecast zone
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Worcester

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Southern Worcester forecast zone
Coordinates
42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Norfolk

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Norfolk forecast zone
Coordinates
42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southeast Middlesex

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Southeast Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Suffolk

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Suffolk forecast zone
Coordinates
42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Norfolk

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
Coordinates
42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Bristol

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Northern Bristol forecast zone
Coordinates
41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Plymouth

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Western Plymouth forecast zone
Coordinates
41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Plymouth

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Plymouth forecast zone
Coordinates
42.079, -70.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Bristol

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Southern Bristol forecast zone
Coordinates
41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Plymouth

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Southern Plymouth forecast zone
Coordinates
41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Barnstable

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Barnstable forecast zone
Coordinates
41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dukes

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Dukes forecast zone
Coordinates
41.389, -70.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Nantucket

When
January 19, 1:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Nantucket forecast zone
Coordinates
41.270, -70.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5551761, 5551762, 5551763, 5551764, 5551765, 5551766, 5551767, 5551768, 5551769, 5551770, 5551771, 5551772, 5551773, 5551774, 5551775, 5551776, 5551777, 5551778, 5551779, 5551780, 5551781, 5551782, 5551783.