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Nor'easter Winding Down Over New England

October 17, 2019
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
A major Nor'easter that brought heavy rain and high winds to the Northeast late Wednesday and early Thursday is winding down. Even so, pockets of gusty winds and showers will be possible into Friday.

Late Wednesday and early Thursday, wind gusts of between 50 and 75 mph walloped the Northeast from Long Island into Massachusetts and Maine. Provincetown, Mass., reported 90 mph wind gust, while the station atop Mount Washington, N.H. recorded a 128-mph gust. These gusts knocked downed trees and caused power outages that exceeded half of million customers, with coastal areas of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine hit the hardest. On top of the wind, rain amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches, with a few spots in Hudson and Connecticut valleys receiving 4 to 5 inches of rainfall.

The low pressure system or nor’easter responsible for all this is among the strongest in New England for this time of year, with minimum barometer readings earlier Thursday rivaling notable fall hurricanes.
This nor’easter is now slowly moving across northern New England and will move into the Canadian Maritime tonight. The departing system will sweep away the high winds with calmer conditions returning to the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.

Flood Watches and Warnings remain in place from upstate New York to southern New England, where showers are still possible.

Canadian high pressure will quickly follow in the wake of this storm early this weekend, producing plenty of sunshine. These clear and calm conditions at night, in fact, could lead to the season’s first frost during Friday or Saturday morning west of Interstate 95 where the growing season hasn’t officially ended.