Strong Wind, Eastern Essex
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 21 to 22, 2000
Arctic high pressure building into the region brought gusty northwest winds and bitterly cold wind chills to Massachusetts. The strongest winds were felt in parts of central and eastern Massachusetts, where wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Arctic high pressure building into the region brought gusty northwest winds and bitterly cold wind chills to Massachusetts. The strongest winds were felt in parts of central and eastern Massachusetts, where wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common. There were no reports of wind damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Barnstable
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 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, Dukes
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dukes forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.389, -70.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Nantucket
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM 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 Bristol
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 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, Southern Worcester
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM 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)
Strong Wind, Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- January 21, 6:00 PM EST to January 22, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (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
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, January 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 21, 2000
- Strong Wind in Maine, January 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 21, 2000
- Blizzard in Maine, January 21 to 22, 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: 5126774, 5126775, 5126776, 5126777, 5126778, 5126779, 5126780, 5126781.