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High Wind — Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

March 2, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$12K
Magnitude
51 MG
Area
Southern Worcester

Event narrative (NOAA)

At 210 PM EST, The Automated Surface Observing System platform at Worcester Airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph. There were several reports of trees brought down by the wind during the morning. A large tree fell on a car on Sutton Avenue in Oxford, killing a 50 year old man. A tree fell on an unoccupied house on Oread Street near Beacon Street in Worcester. A tree fell and blocked Main Street in Douglas, Old Westboro Road in Grafton, Westview Street in Auburn, and Hopkinton Road in Westborough.

Other notable high wind events in Massachusetts

Western Middlesex · February 17, 20061 killedBarnstable · January 18, 20061 killedEastern Hampden · October 20, 20061 killedWestern Plymouth · March 2, 20181 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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