A major Arctic cold front blasted through southern New England on the morning of March 3rd.  It was followed by a few rounds of strong and locally damaging wind gusts.  Temperatures plunged to 10 to 20 below zero on the morning of March 4th. The -10F reading at Boston's Logan Airport was the coldest there since 1957.  There were numerous instances of burst pipes due to the cold across the region, but it is impossible to quantify dollar damage.  Wind chill indices reached 30 to 40 below zero across southern New England.

High Wind in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 18:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 22:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 60 mph.  A trained spotter in far southeastern Plymouth County recorded a wind gust to 62 mph at 921 PM EST.

High Wind in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 13:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 65 mph on Cape Cod.  In Dennis at 945 PM EST, a CoCoRaHS observer recorded a wind gust to 65 mph.  Earlier, at 549 PM EST, a mesonet site at West Falmouth recorded a gust to 63 mph.

Strong Wind in NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 06:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 50 mph.  In Groton at 6 AM EST, a tree was down on Route 119 a the Littleton town line.

High Wind in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 08:30:00 to 03-FEB-23 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Property damage: 2.60K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 55 mph.  A gust to 55 mph was recorded on the ASOS at Norwood Airport (KOWD) at 351 PM EST.  In Foxboro, at 830 AM, a tree and wires were down on the corner of Pleasant Street and Mechanic Street.  In the evening, a tree and wires were down on Walnut Street, a tree was down on a Dassance Drive, and a tree was down on Main Street.

High Wind in WESTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 08:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 11.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph.  In Plymouth, to the east, a wind gust to 62 mph was observed at 921 PM EST.  In Middleboro at 850 AM EST, a tree was down on power lines on Chestnut Street.  In Whitman at 805 PM EST, a large tree was down on a house on Harvey Lane.  In Halifax at 850 PM EST, a tree was down on a vehicle and a house on River Street and on nearby Summit Street wires were down.

High Wind in SOUTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 09:50:00 to 03-FEB-23 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph.  At the Worcester Airport, the ASOS (KORH) recorded a wind gust to 60 mph at 643 PM EST.  In Upton at 950 AM EST, a tree was down on wires near James Road.  In Auburn at 4 PM EST, a tree was down on Hill Street.  In Sturbridge at 615 PM EST, a tree was down on Dennison Drive.  In Charlton at 630 PM EST, a tree was down on A. F. Putnam Road at Willow Tree Lane.  In Worcester at 7 PM EST, a large tree was down on a house on Indian Lake Parkway and at 740 PM EST, a tree was down on wires and cars on Mallard Road and Austin Street.  In Grafton at 8 PM EST, a tree was down on a house on Sartell Road.

Strong Wind in WESTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 09:50:00 to 03-FEB-23 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 2.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 55 mph.  In Boxford at 950 AM EST, a large tree was down on power lines on Topsfield Road at Cedar Street.  In Andover at 1106 AM EST, a tree and wires were down on Argilla Road at Newman Hill Drive.

Strong Wind in WESTERN MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 10:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 3.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 50 mph.  In Weston at 10 AM EST, a large tree was down on Chadwick Road near Chestnut Street.  In Westford at 1215 PM EST, a large tree and power lines were down on Acton Road.  In Sherborn at 647 PM EST, a tree and power lines were down on South Main Street at Sawin Street.

High Wind in EASTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 12:30:00 to 03-FEB-23 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

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.

Strong Wind in WESTERN HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 15:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 50 mph.  In Huntington at 357 PM EST, utility poles and wires were down on Route 66.

Strong Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 14:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 50 mph.  In Brookline at 520 PM EST, a tree was down near the intersection of Walnut and Dudley Streets.

High Wind in SOUTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 16:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph.  At 737 PM EST, the ASOS at New Bedford Airport (KEWB) recorded a gust to 54 mph.  In Freetown at 545 PM EST, a tree was down on Route 24, causing damage to the front window of a bus.  In New Bedford at 546 PM EST, power lines were down on Wood Street near Baylies Street...and at 806 PM EST a tree was down on a house near Adams Street.  In Fall River at 836 PM EST, multiple trees were down.  In Westport at 915 PM EST, a tree was down on Cummings Lane at Horseneck Road and a large tree was down on Tickle Road.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 17:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 EG
Property damage: 5.30K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph.  In Mansfield at 605 PM EST, a tree was down on power lines on Ware Street between Erin Drive and Short Street.  In North Attleboro at 710 PM EST, scaffolding set up outside a building on South Washington Street fell over... and at 9 PM EST, a large tree was down on wires and a utility pole was snapped on Route 152 at Westchester Drive.

High Wind in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 18:30:00 to 03-FEB-23 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

At 704 PM EST, the ASOS at Nantucket Airport (KACK) recorded a gust to 60 mph.  At 652 PM EST, a Weatherflow mesonet station at Nantucket Harbor recorded a gust to 59 mph.

High Wind in SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-FEB-23 17:00:00 to 03-FEB-23 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 2.30K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph.  In Rochester at 855 PM EST, multiple trees were down on North Avenue at Benson Road and a tree and power lines were down near Bennett Road.  In Mattapoisett at 937 PM EST, a tree was down on Prospect Road.