Massachusetts, 2007

Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, October 19 to 20, 2007

October 19 to 20, 2007 · NWS BOX · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A cold front swept across southern New England shortly after midnight. It caused a narrow line of convection, which tapped some strong winds aloft to cause localized damage.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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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.

A cold front swept across southern New England shortly after midnight. It caused a narrow line of convection, which tapped some strong winds aloft to cause localized damage.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 19, 9:29 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 9:29 PM EST, 56 minutes before
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The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:26 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Plymouth

When
October 19, 10:25 PM EST to 10:26 PM EST
Where
Plymouth County, 0.69 mi S of Plymouth
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
41.960, -70.680

A tree downed by thunderstorm winds blocked a road in Plymouth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When
October 20, 12:30 AM EST to 12:31 AM EST
Where
Worcester County, 0.69 mi N of Southbridge to Southbridge
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
42.080, -72.030

Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Route 169.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When
October 20, 12:31 AM EST to 12:32 AM EST
Where
Worcester County, Dudley
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
42.050, -71.930

Wires were downed by thunderstorm winds on Dudley Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When
October 20, 1:00 AM EST to 1:01 AM EST
Where
Worcester County, 0.86 mi SW of Spencer
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
42.240, -71.990

Wires were downed by thunderstorm winds in Spencer.

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.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 64258, 64259, 64260, 64261.