High Wind, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Massachusetts, July 13, 1996
10 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Bristol
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Bristol forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Plymouth
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Plymouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Barnstable
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 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)
High Wind, Dukes
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dukes forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.389, -70.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Nantucket
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nantucket forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -70.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Norfolk
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Norfolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Bristol
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Bristol forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Plymouth
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Plymouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Plymouth
- When
- July 13, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Plymouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -70.960 (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
- Tornado in Colorado, July 13, 1996
- Tropical Storm in New Jersey, July 13, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, July 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, July 13, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 13, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 13, 1996
- Hail in Wyoming, July 13, 1996
- Tornado in Colorado, July 13, 1996
- Hail in Wyoming, July 13, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, July 13, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 13, 1996
- Hail in Colorado, July 13, 1996
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, July 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582028, 5582029, 5582030, 5582031, 5582032, 5582033, 5582034, 5582035, 5582036, 5582037.