Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- September 15, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Sudbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -71.400
Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 15, 1998
A severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds to a part of Sudbury in Middlesex County. About 20 trees were uprooted, some about 80 feet tall.
Where it happened
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- 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 severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds to a part of Sudbury in Middlesex County. About 20 trees were uprooted, some about 80 feet tall. Less than half an hour later, a severe thunderstorm in Suffolk County produced a wind gust to 63 mph at Logan International Airport. There were no reports of damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk
- When
- September 15, 5:51 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, (Bos)logan Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -71.000
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, September 15, 1998
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, September 15 to 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 15, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in Maine, September 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 15 to 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, September 15, 1998
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, September 15, 1998
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, September 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: 5672779, 5672780.