Strong Wind, Western Hampden
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 12, 2000
Gusty northwest winds buffeted much of the Bay State as high pressure built into the region from Canada. The strongest winds were felt across central Massachusetts, and also on Cape Cod and Nantucket, where sustained winds averaged 25 to 35 mph and peak gusts reached as high as 49 mph at Worcester Regional Airport.
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.
Gusty northwest winds buffeted much of the Bay State as high pressure built into the region from Canada. The strongest winds were felt across central Massachusetts, and also on Cape Cod and Nantucket, where sustained winds averaged 25 to 35 mph and peak gusts reached as high as 49 mph at Worcester Regional Airport. The strong winds downed two trees in Northampton, including one 60-foot hemlock tree which fell onto a house, dislodging the chimney but causing no other damage. No injuries were reported.
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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnstable forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Nantucket
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nantucket forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -70.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Worcester
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (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
- Dense Fog in California, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 12 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 12 to 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 2000
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: 5127869, 5127870, 5127871, 5127872.