Strong Wind, Western Middlesex
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 26, 1998
Strong south-southwest winds gusting to 35 to 50 mph occurred from late morning until late afternoon. Some peak wind gusts included: Blue Hill Observatory, Milton, 50 mph; Boston and Falmouth, 36 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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.
Strong south-southwest winds gusting to 35 to 50 mph occurred from late morning until late afternoon. Some peak wind gusts included: Blue Hill Observatory, Milton, 50 mph; Boston and Falmouth, 36 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Barnstable
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnstable forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Dukes
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dukes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.389, -70.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Eastern Essex
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Eastern Plymouth / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Plymouth / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -70.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Nantucket
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nantucket forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -70.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Bristol
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southeast Middlesex
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Bristol
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Plymouth
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Plymouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Essex
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Norfolk
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Norfolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Plymouth
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Plymouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Texas, March 26, 1998
- Heat in West Virginia, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 26, 1998
- Heat in Ohio, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 26 to 29, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 26, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, March 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, March 1998
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: 5643059, 5643060, 5643061, 5643062, 5643063, 5643064, 5643065, 5643066, 5643067, 5643068, 5643069, 5643070, 5643071, 5643072, 5643073.