Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- July 29, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, Spencer
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -71.980
Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 29, 1999
Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage in Franklin and Worcester Counties. Large tree branches and wires were downed in Spencer, Ashfield, Rowe, and Hawley.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage in Franklin and Worcester Counties. Large tree branches and wires were downed in Spencer, Ashfield, Rowe, and Hawley.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 29, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Ashfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.530, -72.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 29, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Rowe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.700, -72.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 29, 10:21 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Hawley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -72.880
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
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 29 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 1999
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 29, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 29, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1999
- Heat in Minnesota, July 29 to 30, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 1999
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, July 29, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 29, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 29, 1999
More
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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: 5710913, 5710914, 5710915, 5710916.