Massachusetts, 2010Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010 · NWS BOX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Several waves of low pressure moved across Southern New England bringing unseasonably warm air into the area. This allowed for good mixing which brought strong winds from a strong low level jet to the surface.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $115,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Several waves of low pressure moved across Southern New England bringing unseasonably warm air into the area. This allowed for good mixing which brought strong winds from a strong low level jet to the surface.
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 1, 4:40 AM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 4:40 AM EST, 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 3:35 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
MAZ022>024-RIZ008-020845-
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
MAZ005>007-013>019-020845-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
CTZ002-003-MAZ011-020845-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
MAZ002-003-008>010-NHZ011-020845-
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-CHESHIRE NH-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
MAZ020-021-RIZ002-004>007-020845-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
CTZ004-MAZ004-012-026-NHZ012-015-RIZ001-003-020845-
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-020845-
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
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-
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-
435 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF MARGINAL NORTHEAST GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 1, 4:27 AM EST, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
527 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1257 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HARTFORD 41.77N 72.68W
09/30/2010 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON PALM STREET
0217 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
09/30/2010 MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH BRANCH DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF DUDLEY AND
CLIFTON STREETS
0405 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NELSON 42.98N 72.13W
09/30/2010 CHESHIRE NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON OLD SOLDER ROAD.
0434 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTON 42.37N 71.27W
09/30/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN.
0440 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HYDE PARK 42.27N 71.12W
09/30/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS RAILROAD TRACK.
0513 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HYDE PARK 42.27N 71.12W
09/30/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE ON GARAGE ON HOLMFIELD STREET. DAMAGE TO GARAGE.
0519 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
09/30/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
SAILBOAT OVERTURNED ON CHARLES RIVER AT HARVARD BRIDGE.
NO INJURIES.
0710 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOUTH WINDSOR 41.82N 72.62W
09/30/2010 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON KING BURN STREET.
0712 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WORCESTER 42.27N 71.81W
09/30/2010 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN...PER FIRE DEPT.
0808 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WOODSTOCK 41.95N 71.98W
09/30/2010 WINDHAM CT AMATEUR RADIO
TREE ON HOUSE AT INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 171 AND 198
0814 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
09/30/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN KNOCKING OUT POWER TO TEWKSBURY...WILMINGTON
AND ANDOVER
0823 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MANCHESTER 41.78N 72.52W
09/30/2010 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON AT INTERSECTION OF HALL AND HAMDEN
STREETS
1021 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 42.38N 71.12W
09/30/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES RINDGE STREET
1043 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 42.45N 71.15W
09/30/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN AT CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND GRAYSON STREETS
1044 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 42.12N 72.54W
09/30/2010 HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING HAMPSHIRE STREET
1048 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SHARON 42.12N 71.18W
09/30/2010 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE ON A HOUSE ON SOUTH WALPOLE STREET
0142 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WINDSOR 41.85N 72.65W
10/01/2010 HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON WIRES ON BLOOMFIELD AVE
&&
AEDStrong Wind, Southern Worcester
- When
- October 1, 5:25 AM EST to 11:12 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Automated Surface Observing Station at Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) recorded sustained winds of 31 mph and a wind gust of 47 mph. Several trees were downed throughout southern Worcester County, including one in Oxford that landed on a garage and another downed on wires on Elm Street in Blackstone.
Strong Wind, Suffolk
- When
- October 1, 6:34 AM EST to 10:06 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Automated Surface Observing System at Logan International Airport in East Boston, MA (KBOS) recorded sustained wind speeds of 36 mph and a wind gust of 51 mph. Multiple trees were downed throughout Boston and Hyde Park, including on Austin Street, Truman Parkway, and Storrow Drive. In addition, a tree was downed across the tracks for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Red Line near the JFK/UMass station.
Strong Wind, Western Middlesex
- When
- October 1, 7:27 AM EST to 9:38 AM EST
- Where
- Western Middlesex forecast zone
- Measured
- 29 kt (33 mph) measured sustained
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Automated Surface Observing Station at Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA (KBED) recorded sustained wind speeds of 33 mph. Several trees were downed in Littleton, Acton, and Newton. One tree landed on a house on Chestnut Street in Acton.
Strong Wind, Eastern Plymouth
- When
- October 1, 8:00 AM EST to 11:48 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Plymouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -70.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 46 mph wind gust was recorded on an amateur radio operator's home weather station in Hingham. In addition, two trees were downed in Hingham, including one on East Street.
Strong Wind, Western Norfolk
- When
- October 1, 8:17 AM EST to 11:48 AM EST
- Where
- Western Norfolk forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 47 mph wind gust was recorded on an amateur radio operator's home weather station in Brookline. Elsewhere in Brookline, trees on Warren Street and Sargent Road were downed by these strong winds. Wires were downed on North Street in Foxborough as well.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Connecticut, October 1, 20102 deaths · 7 events
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, October 1, 20101 death · $5.8 million · 10 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, October 1, 20101 death · $2.1 million · 5 events
- Drought in Mississippi, October 1 to 31, 2010$21 million · 42 events
- Drought in Louisiana, October 1 to 31, 2010$4.5 million · 9 events
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Vermont, October 1, 2010$900,000 · 15 events
- Drought in Arkansas, October 1 to 31, 2010$600,000 · 2 events
- Flood in Delaware, October 1, 2010$600,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 1, 2010$380,000 · 4 events
- Strong Wind in New York, October 1, 2010$140,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, October 1 to 5, 2010$115,000 · 1.25 in hail · 9 events
- Flooding in New York, October 1, 2010$160,000 · 2 events
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: 259992, 259990, 259994, 259988, 259987.