Strong Wind, Southern Bristol
- When
- December 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Bristol forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 30, 1999
Low pressure moving across Ontario Canada brought a brief period of strong southwest winds to south coastal Massachusetts. Sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph were reported at Nantucket and Hyannis early in the morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Low pressure moving across Ontario Canada brought a brief period of strong southwest winds to south coastal Massachusetts. Sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph were reported at Nantucket and Hyannis early in the morning. The Buzzards Bay Entrance Tower, which is an elevated platform, reported a gust to 59 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Barnstable
- When
- December 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Barnstable forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Nantucket
- When
- December 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nantucket forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -70.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Plymouth
- When
- December 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Plymouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
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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: 5721417, 5721418, 5721419, 5721420.