High Wind, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- January 24, 1:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Massachusetts, January 24, 1996
A strong low pressure system moving northeast through the eastern Great Lakes region and its accompanying trailing cold front produced a period of strong and gusty south to southwest winds. The highest wind gusts of 60 mph and more were confined to higher elevations.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moving northeast through the eastern Great Lakes region and its accompanying trailing cold front produced a period of strong and gusty south to southwest winds. The highest wind gusts of 60 mph and more were confined to higher elevations. Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, at an elevation of 660 feet, recorded the highest peak wind gust to 82 mph around 2:30 PM. A peak gust to 53 mph was recorded in Easton and a gust to 58 mph was reported from Cape Cod.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Barnstable
- When
- January 24, 1:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnstable forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (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.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 24, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, January 24 to 30, 1996
- Flooding in Maine, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 24 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 1996
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: 5551785, 5551786.