Low pressure continued to deepen across the Southeastern Canadian Maritimes as high pressure pressed eastward through the Central Plains and the Great Lakes Region into the Ohio River Valley. The interaction of the two systems resulted in a tight pressure gradient across New England to continue with strong north-northwest winds.
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Low pressure continued to deepen across the Southeastern Canadian Maritimes as high pressure pressed eastward through the Central Plains and the Great Lakes Region into the Ohio River Valley. The interaction of the two systems resulted in a tight pressure gradient across New England to continue with strong north-northwest winds.
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 19, 3:37 AM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
337 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES TODAY WILL USHER IN
DRY BUT MUCH COLDER WEATHER INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
SUNDAY ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NEAR OR OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY
BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO MOST IF NOT ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND MONDAY. DRY BUT COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS TUESDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES LIKELY MODERATING LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
POTENT SHORT WAVE AND ATTENDING POLAR FRONT MOVING ACROSS WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND AT 06Z WITH CORE OF COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE.
WHILE IT REMAINS MILD AT 06Z ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S...READINGS DROP INTO THE 30S FROM THE
BERKSHIRES WESTWARD INTO UPSTATE NY. THUS IT WILL BECOME SHARPLY
COLDER AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. IN FACT COLD AIR
ADVECTION IS SO ROBUST THAT HIGHS TODAY WILL BE REALIZED EARLY
THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE DAY /PERHAPS
LEVELING OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING AGAIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON/.
MAVMOS TEMPS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN METMOS. GIVEN MAGNITUDE OF
COLD AIR ADVECTION SIDED WITH THE COLDER METNAM WITH A 2 TO 1
BLEND OF METNAM TO MAVMOS.
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SHARPLY WITH THE SHORT WAVE PASSAGE WHICH
IS PROGGED AROUND SUNRISE. THEN WINDS MAY SLACKEN A BIT THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION BUT THEN AGAIN INCREASE THIS EVENING
AS TRAILING S/WV MOVES ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS. HOWEVER WINDS
SHOULD REMAIN CLOSE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA SO NO CHANGES TO
HEADLINES. THESE GUSTY NW WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE
TEENS AND L20S TODAY
BOTH OF THESE SHORT WAVES MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE
UPSLOPE REGIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
TONIGHT...
STRONG NW WINDS CONTINUE AS TRAILING SHORT WAVE TROF
CROSSES THE REGION DURING THE EVENING. NW WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH
GUSTS 45+ SHOULD CONTINUE SO NO CHANGES TO HEADLINES. IT WILL BE
BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS DIPPING TO -10F INLAND AND
NEAR ZERO AT THE COAST. MAVMOS CONTINUES TO BE WARMER THAN THE
METNAM GUID. GIVEN MAGNITUDE OF COLD AIR ADVECTION DECIDED TO GO
WITH A 2 TO 1 BLEND OF METNAM TO MAVMOS.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES CAN/T BE RULED
OUT AS SHORT WAVE TROF MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OCEAN EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTER CAPE HOWEVER NORTHWEST WIND
TRAJECTORY SHOULD KEEP BULK OF SNOW SHOWERS JUST OFFSHORE.
SUNDAY...
COLD AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING WITH
WINDS SLACKENING LATER IN THE DAY. SHOULD SEE MORE SUNSHINE SUNDAY
THAN SAT AS CYCLONIC FLOW TRANSITIONS TO ANTICYCLONIC. MAVMOS ONCE
AGAIN WARMER THAN METNAM GUID. SIDED WITH THE COLDER METNAM GIVEN
COLD TEMPS ALOFT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
* SNOW OR SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
* COOL DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
MODEL ANALYSIS...
THE 00Z SUITE OF MODELS IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG
TERM. STILL SEEING SOME DIFFERENCES WITH REGARDS TO BOTH THE UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN AND THE SURFACE LOW MOVING NEAR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
MONDAY. THESE DIFFERENCES ARE GENERALLY PRETTY MINOR. LOW PRESSURE
MOVING OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND OFFSHORE WILL
PASS NEAR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY. DIFFERENCES ARE IN HOW CLOSE
TO NEW ENGLAND THE LOW WILL BE. THE NAM IS THE FURTHEST SOUTH WITH
THE LOW STAYING RIGHT ALONG 40 N WHILE THE ECMWF IS THE FURTHEST
NORTH BRINGING THE LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND OFF THE CAPE.
THE GFS LAYS BETWEEN THESE WITH THE LOW MOVING RIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST. WHILE THESE DIFFERENCES WILL NOT HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT ON THE
FORECAST...THE EVENTUAL PATH WILL DETERMINE HOW FAR NORTH THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE ENDS UP BEING. MORE INFORMATION BELOW.
DETAILS...
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...LOW PRESSURE IN THE OHIO VALLEY MOVES
EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND SOUTH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MONDAY. AS
DISCUSSED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS SECTION ABOVE...THERE ARE SOME MINOR
DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE MODELS WITH REGARDS TO TRACK. THE MAIN
SENSIBLE WEATHER CHANGES THAT WOULD OCCUR WITH THE DIFFERENT TRACKS
ARE IN RELATION TO THE RAIN/SNOW LINE. WITH THE SOUTHERNMOST TRACK
DESCRIBED ABOVE...PTYPE WOULD BE ALL SNOW EXCEPT A LITTLE MIXING
RIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. THE MOST NORTHWARD TRACK WOULD RESULT
IN A MIX AS FAR NORTH AS THE MASS/CT BORDER WITH RAIN ON THE CAPE
AND ISLANDS. WILL GO WITH A SOLUTION IN BETWEEN THESE TWO EXTREMES.
WILL STICK WITH LIKELY POPS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. EXPECTING
WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST WHERE A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR EVEN A CHANGE TO RAIN WILL KEEP
SNOW TOTALS DOWN TO PERHAPS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST.
TUESDAY...LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE ON THE CAPE THROUGH AT LEAST A
PORTION OF THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES THE
SNOW OFFSHORE. HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THIS AREA. WITH STRONG
COLD ADVECTION EARLY IN THE DAY...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MODELS HAVE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND PUSHING OFFSHORE THURSDAY. A GENERAL
WARMING TREND IS INDICATED THOUGH NOT QUITE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE
SAW THE END OF THIS LAST WEEK.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MODELS DIVERGE OUT HERE AT DAY 6-7.
THE ECMWF HAS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE GREAT
LAKES REGION AND OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WHILE THE GFS HAS IT
MOVING FURTHER SOUTHWARD. AT THIS POINT...THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE TRACKS ARE FAR ENOUGH SPREAD THAT THE ECMWF/S SOLUTION INDICATES
A RAIN EVENT WHILE THE GFS INDICATES SNOW AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AT THIS POINT.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT
MEDIUM...30 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT
THROUGH 12Z...
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SHARPLY TOWARD 12Z WITH PASSAGE OF
SECONDARY COLD FRONT. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LIKELY.
SATURDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR BUT WILL SEE CIGS BKN040-050
ALONG WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ESPECIALLY HIGHER
TERRAIN. WNW WINDS 25-35KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT...MORE OF THE SAME...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR BUT WITH
CIGS BKN040-050. WNW WINDS REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES POSSIBLE HOWEVER NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
SUN...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR ALONG WITH A DIMINISH WIND. HOWEVER
NW WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE DAY.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH
CIGS BKN040-050 TODAY /AFT 12Z/ AND TONIGHT. WNW WINDS WILL GUSTS
UP TO 45 KT AFT SUNRISE TODAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SCATTERED
FLURRIES POSSIBLE.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. VFR TO START QUICKLY
DETERIORATING TO MVFR IN LIGHT SNOW. LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
IN AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW AND FOG PATCHES.
MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE. IMPROVEMENT TO VFR.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...
WNW GALES ALL WATERS TODAY AS LOW DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH OF THE
MARITIMES. GOOD VSBY.
TONIGHT...
NW GALES CONTINUE WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS OFFSHORE.
SUNDAY...
NW GALES TO START BUT WINDS WILL SLOWLY SLACKEN AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES.
OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUNDAY NIGHT...SEAS DIMINISH GRADUALLY FALLING BELOW 5 FEET ON THE
OUTER WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS LIKELY EARLY.
MONDAY...SEAS BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH OF
THE WATERS. VARIABLE WINDS MONDAY BECOME NORTHERLY MONDAY NIGHT.
SCA CONDITIONS LIKELY.
TUESDAY...SEAS DIMINISH GRADUALLY FALLING BELOW 5 FEET ON ALL EXCEPT
THE EASTERN OUTERMOST WATERS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NW WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 KTS. SCA LIKELY.
WEDNESDAY...SEAS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER
THE WATERS. NW WINDS SHIFT TO THE W WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
CTZ002>004.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
MAZ002>024-026.
NH...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
NHZ011-012-015.
RI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
RIZ001>008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ230>237-250-251-
254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NOCERA/RLG
NEAR TERM...NOCERA
SHORT TERM...NOCERA
LONG TERM...RLG
AVIATION...NOCERA/RLG
MARINE...NOCERA/RLGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 347 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-200900- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 347 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...HIGHEST CONFIDENCE AWAY FROM THE SOUTH COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-200900- 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- 347 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... 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. LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
436 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0742 PM HAIL WEST SPRINGFIELD 42.12N 72.65W
02/18/2011 E0.75 INCH HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
0749 PM HAIL ENFIELD 41.97N 72.57W
02/18/2011 E0.88 INCH HARTFORD CT AMATEUR RADIO
0852 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WORCESTER 42.27N 71.81W
02/18/2011 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON CHANDLER ROAD RT-122.
0853 PM HAIL FAIRHAVEN 41.65N 70.82W
02/18/2011 E0.88 INCH BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MILTON 42.24N 71.08W
02/18/2011 M60 MPH NORFOLK MA ASOS
0900 PM HIGH SUST WINDS MILTON 42.24N 71.08W
02/18/2011 M43 MPH NORFOLK MA ASOS
0926 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WENHAM 42.60N 70.88W
02/18/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN NEAR THE AUDOBON SOCIETY ON GRAPEVINE ROAD.
0929 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/18/2011 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE HALF OF ONE STREET.
0939 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WENHAM 42.60N 70.88W
02/18/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CHERRY STREET BLOCKED BY A FALLEN TREE BETWEEN MONUMENT
ST. AND TOPSFIELD RD.
0940 PM HAIL SOUTH DARTMOUTH 41.59N 70.94W
02/18/2011 E0.75 INCH BRISTOL MA TRAINED SPOTTER
0950 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DUXBURY 42.04N 70.67W
02/18/2011 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN THROUGH THE ROOF AND SECOND STORY OF A HOUSE
ON SOUTH ST.
1018 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 42.62N 70.87W
02/18/2011 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO
CHEBACCO RD. IS BLOCKED BY A FALLEN TREE.
1057 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BREWSTER 41.75N 70.08W
02/18/2011 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
A TREE AND WIRES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER BOX1100114 BOX1100116 BOX1100108 BOX1100117 BOX1100119
BOX1100120 BOX1100109 BOX1100110 BOX1100111 BOX1100115 BOX1100112
BOX1100113 BOX1100118
RLGThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS located in Orange, MA (KORE) reported sustained winds of 42 kts (48 mph) at 7:21 am EST on February 19th.
The ASOS located in Bedford, MA (KEWB) reported sustained winds of 36 kts (41 mph) at 8:20 am EST on February 19th. A tree was downed on Taylor Road in Sudbury.
The ASOS located in Orange, MA (KORE) reported a measured wind gust of 54 kts (62 mph) at 7:21 am EST February 19th. Multiple trees were downed in Shutesbury, including one on Lakeview Road and another on Cooleyville Road.
The ASOS located at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA (KMQE) reported sustained winds of 36 kts (41 mph) at 9:49 am EST on February 19th.
The ASOS located in Worcester, MA (KORH) reported sustained winds of 41 kts (47 mph) at 9:05 am EST on February 19th.
The ASOS located in Fitchburg, MA (KFIT) reported sustained winds of 35 kts (40 mph) at 9:42 am EST on February 19th.
Several wind gusts of 58 mph were reported by amateur radio operators in Brookline and Quincy. In addition, the Automated Surface Observing System at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA (KMQE) recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.
The ASOS located in Worcester, MA (KORH) reported sustained wind gusts of 64 kts (74 mph) at 9:04 am EST. In addition, amateur radio personnel reported wind gusts to 63 mph in Worcester.
Several trees were downed in Plymouth, including one onto a car.
Trees were downed on Route 112 and Boston Road in Springfield and on Sturbridge Road in Holland.
The ASOS located in Fitchburg, MA (KFIT) reported wind gusts of 50 kts (58 mph) at 9:41 am EST on February 19th. Power lines were downed onto a car on Sawyer Street in Gardner. Several trees was downed, including one on Route 56 in Leicester, and one on Sturbridge Road in East Brookfield.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, February 2011
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: 283344, 283345, 283337, 283346, 283347, 283348, 283339, 283341, 283381, 291196, 283343.