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High Wind — Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

February 3, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$8K
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
Eastern Hampden

Event narrative (NOAA)

Winds were generally gusting to 50 to 60 mph, but at the highest elevations, a mesonet site atop Mt. Tom recorded a gust to 78 mph at 617 PM EST. In Southwick at 1230 PM EST, a tree fell onto a SUV on Feeding Hills Road (Route 57), which sadly killed a 6-month old passenger.

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 killedSouthern Worcester · March 2, 20171 killedEastern Franklin · October 29, 20061 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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