Low pressure centered over Martha's Vineyard brought strong northeast winds onshore into northeastern Massachusetts. Sustained wind speeds ranged from about 30 mph on the Cape (nearest to the center of the storm) to 45 mph along the northeast coast of Massachusetts.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Low pressure centered over Martha's Vineyard brought strong northeast winds onshore into northeastern Massachusetts. Sustained wind speeds ranged from about 30 mph on the Cape (nearest to the center of the storm) to 45 mph along the northeast coast of Massachusetts. Gusts ranged from 55 mph up to 70 mph. Numerous trees, utility poles, and wires were downed by these winds with these sometimes damaging homes, cars, and other property on the ground. This resulted in numerous power outages across northeast Massachusetts. In addition, the MBTA green line train to Riverside was shut down for about 10 hours because of trees on the tracks. The MBTA Newburyport commuter rail line was also shut down after a tree landed on a locomotive. Northeast winds also built up seas along the east coast. This combined with relatively high astronomical tides resulted in minor to moderate coastal flooding along the east coast.
In addition, four inches to near a foot of snow fell in western Massachusetts. One to three inches of rain fell east of Interstate 495, resulting in some minor poor drainage and street flooding.
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 Feb 25, 5:21 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 MAZ003-004-NHZ011-261200- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CHESHIRE NH- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY PRECIPITATION OF ANY TYPE ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE MONADNOCK REGION COULD CAUSE SEVERE ROOF WATER LOADING WITH A RISK OF COLLAPSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NEW PLOWABLE OR TREATABLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE SATURDAY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ017-018-RIZ008-261200- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. BRIEF PERIODS OF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS HEAVY GUSTY RAIN SQUALLS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST RISK FOR ANY COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH COAST IS DURING THE TIME OF THE FRIDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ019-022-024-261200- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ007-015-261200- EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE THROUGH THIS COMING MONDAY AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES RISE HIGHER EACH DAY. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ005-006-014-261200- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ016-261200- EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RIZ005>007-261200- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. BRIEF PERIODS OF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS HEAVY GUSTY RAIN SQUALLS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ013-026-NHZ012-015-261200- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RIZ002-004-261200- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND 2 AM MAY CAUSE SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ002-008-009-261200- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY PRECIPITATION OF ANY TYPE ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE MONADNOCK REGION COULD CAUSE SEVERE ROOF WATER LOADING WITH A RISK OF COLLAPSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CTZ002>004-MAZ010>012-261200- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PLOWABLE/TREATABLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RIZ001-003-261200- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND 2 AM MAY CAUSE SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE HILLS OF NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. ADVISORY PLOWABLE/TREATABLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ020-021-261200- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MAZ023-261200- DUKES MA- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE BRIEF POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 20 FEET OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LIKELY SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BEACH EROSION ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING SHORELINES. LOW CONFIDENCE A THIRD LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LOW PROBABILITY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WIND/SNOW. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ232>237-255-256-261200- NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND- NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF A NORTHERLY GALE EARLY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ230-231-250-251-254-261200- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- 455 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
237 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM STORM SURGE MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010 E1.30 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAUSEWAY TO MARBLEHEAD NECK CLOSED DUE TO SPLASHOVER.
BOSTON NOS 11.7 STORM TIDE AT 724 AM FROM A 1.3 SURGE.
JEFFREYS LEDGE BUOY EAST SWELL 9-10FT. GLOUCESTER MESONET
GOMOOS BUOY 5 MI OFFSHORE AND CLOSEST TO MARBLEHEAD
RECORDED 12-14 SEAS. SPLASHOVER WAS NOTED IN WINTHROP MA
SOUTH OF MARBLEHEAD.
&&
WDRAGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
244 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM STORM SURGE MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010 E1.30 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CAUSEWAY TO MARBLEHEAD NECK CLOSED DUE TO SPLASHOVER.
BOSTON NOS 11.7 STORM TIDE AT 724 AM FROM A 1.3 SURGE.
JEFFREYS LEDGE BUOY EAST SWELL 9-10FT. GLOUCESTER MESONET
GOMOOS BUOY 5 MI OFFSHORE AND CLOSEST TO MARBLEHEAD
RECORDED 12-14 SEAS. SPLASHOVER WAS NOTED IN WINTHROP MA
SOUTH OF MARBLEHEAD. MARBLEHEAD CREWS HAD TO PLOW ROCK
DEBRIS OFF THE ROAD PRIOR REOPENING.
&&
WDRAGThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 high wind, 3 heavy snow, 2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA (KMQE) recorded sustained wind speeds of 39 mph and gusts to 56 mph. In addition, trees were downed in Hingham.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA (KBED) recorded sustained wind speeds to 37 mph and gusts to 53 mph. This wind resulted in downed trees and wires in Wilmington, Weston, and Reading. In addition, a utility pole was downed in Reading.
Winds downed trees and wires throughout Woburn, Stoneham, Watertown, and Melrose. Utility poles were downed in Watertown and Wakefield.
The Marblehead neck Causeway Road was closed as a result of coastal flooding. Sections of Beach Road and Ferry Road in Salisbury were closed. Several streets in Newburyport were flooded by tidewater. Eighteen to nineteen foot seas were observed at the Jeffrey's Ledge buoy, just 28 miles offshore from Gloucester.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Chatham Municipal Airport (KCHH) recorded sustained wind speeds to 31 mph and gusts to 55 mph. Trees and wires were downed across Cape Cod.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) recorded sustained wind speeds of 47 mph and gusts to 60 mph. Weatherflow wind reporting stations at Deer Island and Pleasure Bay recorded wind gusts of 62 mph and 60 mph, respectively. The wind resulted in numerous downed trees, including one that landed on a car.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Beverly Municipal Airport (KBVY) recorded sustained wind speeds of 44 mph and gusts to 67 mph. The wind resulted in numerous downed trees and wires, including a tree downed onto a home in Salisbury. In Salem, a utility pole ws downed onto a car. Roof shingles were torn off homes in Newburyport, some chunks of shingles were blown onto cars. The roofs were torn off two greenhouses on Parker Street in Newburyport, damaging several cars. Numerous homes on Plum Island lost roof shingles. Numerous power outages occurred. Weatherflow wind reporting stations at Children's Island, Eastern Point, and Plum Island recorded wind gusts of 72 mph, 79 mph, and 66 mph, respectively. The Newburyport commuter rail line was shut down after a tree was blown down onto a locomotive leaving the Rowley station.
Oceanside Drive was closed and one house evacuated due to coastal flooding and storm surge.
The Automated Surface Observing System at Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWM) recorded sustained wind speeds of 46 mph and gusts to 61 mph. The wind downed trees across much of interior Essex County, including one that fell on a house in Georgetown. Some roofs were damaged on Woodson Drive in Amesbury.
Six to twelve inches of snow fell across western Hampshire County.
Nine to ten inches of snow fell across western Franklin County.
Four to ten inches of snow fell across northern Worcester County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, February 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 215295, 215284, 215287, 215282, 215298, 215288, 215286, 215283, 215285, 215268, 215270, 215278.