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High Wind — Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

October 20, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$65K
Magnitude
50 EG
Area
Eastern Hampden

Event narrative (NOAA)

Trees and wires were blown down in Southwick, West Springfield, Holyoke, Brimfield, and Longmeadow. As many as eight heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units were torn from their moorings at Holyoke Mall, forcing its evacuation when a gas line was severed. A roof was blown off an apartment building across town, causing as many as 40 residents to seek shelter.

Other notable high wind events in Massachusetts

Western Middlesex · February 17, 20061 killedBarnstable · January 18, 20061 killedWestern Plymouth · March 2, 20181 killedSouthern Worcester · March 2, 20171 killedEastern Franklin · October 29, 20061 killedEastern Hampden · February 3, 20231 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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