Massachusetts, 2018

Strong 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.

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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The radar

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Event by event

2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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)

What these are

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 789328, 789329.