A low pressure area over the Great Lakes the morning of May 4th moved to the Maritimes the morning of May 5th.  As it moved, the low swung a cold front west to east through Massachusetts shortly before midnight.  Winds behind the front became west to northwest and produced gusts near 50 mph overnight.  The winds then diminished by sunrise on May 5th.

Strong Wind in WESTERN MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 10:38 PM EST on May 4th, a tree was down on Groton Road at Farmer Way.  At 11:36 PM EST, a tree and wires were down along Glendale Avenue in Tyngsborough.  At 12:15 AM EST on May 5th, a tree and wires were down along Dadant Drive in Wilmington. At 1:02 AM EST a tree was down across State Route 30 and Candleberry Lane in Weston.  At 1:40 AM EST a tree was down on Dunstable Road in Chelmsford.  At 1:55 AM EST a tree was blocking Great Road in Stow.  At 1:56 AM EST an amateur radio operator in Westford reported a wind gust to 50 mph.  At 2:35 AM EST a large tree was down across Newfield Drive in Natick.  At 2:35 AM EST a tree was partly blocking East Street in Tewksbury.

Strong Wind in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 22:00:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 11:28 PM EST on May 4th, a tree was down on Davis Street in Plymouth.

Strong Wind in EASTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 11:37 PM EST on May 4th, a tree was down on Conant Street in Danvers.  At 11:50 PM EST a large tree and wires were down on Euclid Avenue in Marblehead.  At 11:53 PM EST, the Automated Surface Observing System at Beverly Municipal Airport measured a wind gust to 47 mph. At 1:55 AM EST on May 5th, a large tree was down across Sylvan Street in Danvers.  At 2:55 PM EST a large tree was down on Beacon Street near Whittier Road.

Strong Wind in WESTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 11:48 PM EST on May 4th, a tree was down on High Street at Flint Circle.  At 1:07 AM EST on May 5th, the Automated Surface Observing System at Lawrence Municipal Airport measured a wind gust to 51 mph. At 1:30 AM EST a tree was blocking Broadway in Lawrence.  At 2:07 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Warren Avenue in Amesbury.

Strong Wind in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 1:15 AM EST on May 5th, a tree was down on a house on Highland Avenue in Needham. At 2 AM EST a large pine tree and wires were down on South Grove Street in Foxborough. At 2:05 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Village Gate Road in Canton.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 2:40 AM EST on May 5th, a large tree was down on wires on Seven Mile River Drive in Attleboro.

Strong Wind in WESTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:45:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 1:52 AM EST on May 5th, a large tree was down on North Manchester Street in Brockton; a second tree was down on wires at the same location.

Strong Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 12.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 10:05 PM EST on May 4th, a street light was brought down on Dana Avenue at the Truman Parkway in Boston. At 12:37 AM on May 5th, an amateur radio operator in Boston reported a wind gust to 52 mph.  At 3:05 AM EST, a tree was down on power lines on Corey Road in Boston.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 9:44 PM EST on May 4th, the Automated Surface Observing System at Fitchburg Municipal Airport measured a wind gust to 49 mph. At 10:24 PM EST a tree was down on power lines and blocking West Princeton Road in Westminster.  At 12:20 AM on May 5th, a tree was down on a house and cars on Onset Street in Worcester.

Strong Wind in NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 10 PM on May 4th, a tree was down on State Route 113 in Groton.

Strong Wind in SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 04-MAY-18 21:30:00 to 05-MAY-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 9:55 PM EST on the 4th, an amateur radio operator reported a tree down on a house on Arnold Circle in Cambridge. At 1:02 AM EST on May 5th, an amateur radio operator reported a wind gust to 55 mph in Cambridge.  Between 1 AM and 2 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Woods Road and a tree was down on wires on First Street, both in Medford. At 1:45 AM EST a large tree and wires were down on East Dexter Avenue in Woburn. At 2:07 AM EST a tree was down on Robinwood Road in Belmont. At 3:24 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Lincoln Street in Belmont; the tree partially struck a home.