An arctic cold front moved through southern New England on the afternoon of March 1st.  It was followed by very strong/damaging west-northwest winds, which continued through much of the night and into the early morning hours on March 2nd.  There were many reports of downed trees and at one point, more than 60,000 customers were without power in Massachusetts.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 22:00:00 to 02-MAR-21 07:52:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 47.00 MG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Winds were gusting to 50 to 55 mph throughout the overnight hours.  In Fitchburg at 752 AM EST on March 2nd, the ASOS at the Fitchburg Airport (KFIT) recirded a gust to 54 mph.   In Holden at 11 PM EST on March 1st, a tree was down on Harris Street, damaging a vehicle.  In Lancaster at 1124 PM EST on March 1st, a tree was down on a house on Ponakin Road.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 23:00:00 to 02-MAR-21 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph throughout the overnight hours.  In Taunton, at 1258 AM EST on March 2nd, a wind gust to 49 mph was recorded.   In nearby Acushnet, a 51 mph gust was recorded at 108 AM EST on March 2nd.  In Mansfield at 1118 PM EST, a tree fell down onto a house on West Street.  In Dighton at 7 AM, a tree was down on a house (street unspecified).

High Wind in WESTERN HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 02-MAR-21 06:19:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally were gusting to 45-55 mph in the lower elevations, but to 60+ mph in the higher elevations.  Atop nearby Mt. Tom in Holyoke, a mesonet site recorded wind gusts to 62 mph at 407 PM EST and to 78 mph at 412 AM EST on March 2nd! A wind gust to 61 mph was reported on the ASOS not too far away at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) at 453 AM EST on the 2nd.  In Goshen at 619 AM EST on March 2nd, a tree was down on wires and the wires landed on a house and a car on South Chesterfield Road.

High Wind in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 02-MAR-21 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winds generally gusted to 55 to 65 mph during the overnight hours.  In Dennis at 709 AM EST on March 2nd, a mesonet site recorded a wind gust to 66 mph.  In Eastham at Hatch Beach at 326 AM EST on the 2nd, a wind gust to 63 mph was recorded.  In Dennis at Chapin Beach at 501 AM EST on the 2nd, a gust to 60 mph was recorded.  In Provincetown at 556 AM EST on the 2nd, the ASOS at the Provincetown Airport (KPVC) recorded a wind gust to 56 mph.  In West Falmouth at 1219 AM EST on March 2nd, a gust to 56 mph was reported.  In Falmouth at 125 AM EST, a tree was down on North Falmouth Highway.

High Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 21:45:00 to 02-MAR-21 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

In Boston at Deer Island at 945 PM EST on March 1st, a mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 65 mph.  Also in Boston, at 1154 PM EST on March 1st, a mesonet site at Carson Beach recorded a gust to 63 mph.  At 1124 PM EST, a gust to 56 mph was reported at Revere Beach.  At 1154 PM EST, the ASOS at Boston's Logan International Airport (KBOS) recorded a gust to 53 mph.

High Wind in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 22:52:00 to 02-MAR-21 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.80K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winds gusted mainly to 50 to 60 mph for several hours during the overnight period.  In Duxbury at 1151 PM EST on March 1st, a mesonet station recorded a wind gust to 67 mph and at 239 AM EST on March 2nd there was a gust to 56 mph.  In Plymouth at 1152 PM EST on March 1st, the ASOS at Plymouth Airport (KPYM) recorded a wind gust to 53 mph.  In Duxbury at 1052 PM EST on March 1st, a tree and wires were down on Union Street.

High Wind in EASTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 16:07:00 to 02-MAR-21 04:53:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 68.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

At 407 PM EST on March 1, a mesonet site atop Mt. Tom recorded a wind gust to 62 mph and at 412 AM EST on March 2, it gusted to 78 mph.  Other wind gusts included 61 mph on the ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) at 453 AM EST on the 2nd and 56 mph at Westover Airport (KCEF) at 356 AM EST on the 2nd.  In Wilbraham at 1045 PM EST, a 50-foot spruce tree was down on Stony Hill Road.  Also, another tree was down on Crane Hill Road.

High Wind in EASTERN HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 21:30:00 to 02-MAR-21 04:53:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

In Easthampton at 930 PM EST on March 1, a wind gust to 51 mph was reported.  In Amherst at 930 PM EST, a gust to 48 mph was reported.  However, atop nearby Mt. Tom in Holyoke, a mesonet site recorded wind gusts to 62 mph at 407 PM EST and to 78 mph at 412 AM EST on March 2!  A wind gust to 61 mph was reported on the nearby ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) at 453 AM EST on the 2nd.  In Belchertown at 921 PM EST, a tree and wires were down on Allen Road.  In Hatfield at 956 PM, a tree was down on a house on Main Street.

Strong Wind in EASTERN FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 22:00:00 to 02-MAR-21 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Property damage: 2.30K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph.  In Orange at 1052 PM EST on March 1, the ASOS at the Orange Airport (KORE) recorded a wind gust to 55 mph.  In Montague at Turners Falls, at 950 PM EST on the 1st, a wind gust to 48 was recorded.  In Gill at 1018 PM EST on March 1, trees were down on Dole Road, Center Road, and Main Road.  In Orange at 11 PM EST on March 1, a tree and wires were down on Spring Street.

Strong Wind in SOUTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 18:13:00 to 02-MAR-21 01:33:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph.  In Acushnet at 108 AM EST on March 2nd, a wind gust to 51 mph was reported.  In New Bedford at 153 AM EST, the ASOS at the New Bedford Airport (KEWB) recorded a gust to 48 mph.  In New Bedford at 613 PM EST on March 1st, a large tree was down on Purchase Street.

Strong Wind in NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 19:34:00 to 02-MAR-21 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds were estimated around 55 mph in northwest Middlesex County, based on 55 mph wind gusts from nearby Westford that occurred at both 9 PM EST and 1115 PM EST on March 1st.  In Pepperell at 734 PM EST on March 1st, a tree was down on Prescott Street.

High Wind in WESTERN MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 19:36:00 to 02-MAR-21 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Property damage: 6.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally gusting to 50 to 60 mph in western Middlesex County.  In Westford at 1115 PM EST on March 1, a wind gust to 55 mph was measured.  Not too far to the east, in Cambridge, at 302 AM EST on March 2, a gust to 63 mph was recorded.  In Marlboro at 736 PM EST, a tree was down on Williams Street at Stearns Road.  In Lowell at 1038 PM EST on March 1, a tree and wires were down on Trotting Park Road.  In Weston at 1040 PM EST on March 1, a tree and power lines were down on Route 20.  In Westford at 1050 PM EST on March 1, a tree was down on a house on Sherwood Drive.  In Framingham at 1215 AM EST on March 2, a large pine tree was down on Bethany Road.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 21:47:00 to 02-MAR-21 03:02:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 2.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Cambridge at 302 AM EST on March 2, a wind gust to 63 mph was recorded.  Earlier, to the west in Westford, gusts to 55 mph were recorded at 9 PM and 1115 PM EST on March 1.  In Woburn at 947 PM EST on March 1, a tree was down onto a garage on Williams Lane.

High Wind in SOUTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 21:55:00 to 02-MAR-21 04:43:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 8.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

In Worcester at 955 PM EST on March 1, the ASOS at the Worcester Airport (KORH) recorded a gust to 62 mph.  Later, in Mendon at 443 AM EST on March 2, a wind gust to 62 mph was recorded.  In Westborough at 1003 PM EST on March 1, a tree was down on a house on Birch Road.  In Worcester at 1018 PM EST on March 1, a tree was down on a car on Wakefield Street.  In Sutton at 1039 PM EST on March 1, a tree was down on southbound Exit 7 on Route 146.  In Worcester at 1130 PM EST on March 1, law enforcement reported a tree down on power lines on both Grafton Road and Main Street.

Strong Wind in WESTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 01-MAR-21 22:23:00 to 02-MAR-21 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 13.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

In Lawrence at 1154 PM EST on March 1st, the ASOS at the Lawrence Airport (KLWM) measured a wind gust to 51 mph.  In nearby Beverly, at 1051 PM EST the ASOS at the Beverly Airport (KBVY) also measured a gust to 51 mph.  In North Andover at 1023 PM EST, a tree was down on a garage on Johnson Street.  In Groveland, a tree was through the roof of a house on Marjorie Street.