Massachusetts, 2018Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 27 to 28, 2018
October 27 to 28, 2018 · NWS ALY · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A Nor'easter tracked northward along the east coast Friday night into Saturday and brought strong winds, rain and mountain snow to western New England on Saturday, October 27th, 2018. This storm resulted in several reports of trees and wires down across Berkshire county, with wind gust reports up to 44 mph.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A Nor'easter tracked northward along the east coast Friday night into Saturday and brought strong winds, rain and mountain snow to western New England on Saturday, October 27th, 2018. This storm resulted in several reports of trees and wires down across Berkshire county, with wind gust reports up to 44 mph.
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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 26, 6:12 PM EST, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 6:12 PM EST, 10 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>Strong Wind, Southern Berkshire
- When
- October 27, 5:00 AM EST to October 28, 12:19 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Berkshire
- When
- October 27, 5:00 AM EST to October 28, 12:19 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Berkshire forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Massachusetts, October 27, 2018$89,000 · 56 kt wind · 25 events
- Strong Wind in New York, October 27, 2018$140,000 · 5 events
- High Wind in New York, October 27, 2018$110,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 27, 2018$100,000 · 2 events
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, October 27, 201858 kt wind · 34 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 27, 201860 kt wind · 7 events
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, October 27, 201854 kt wind · 5 events
- Storm Surge and Strong Wind in New York, October 27 to 28, 2018$2,000 · 3 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 27, 2018$100 · 51 kt wind · 3 events
- Strong Wind in Vermont, October 27 to 28, 2018$2,000 · 2 events
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 27 to 28, 2018$1,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 27, 2018$100 · 1 event
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: 789328, 789329.