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Strong Wind — Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts
March 26, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$500
Magnitude
43 EG
Area
Northwest Middlesex County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Sadly, winds gusting to around 50 mph, knocked down a rotted tree, which directly hit a 1-year-old baby, who his father was holding in the front yard of his house. The father only had scratches, but the baby was taken to a hospital and he died the next day.
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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.