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Summary of Danny’s Impact in SNE
The remnants of Tropical Storm Danny had a decent impact in Southern New England. The storm brought and impressive band of heavy rain, with more than five inches reported in some spots in Southeastern Massachusetts. Street flooding was reported in several areas.
The storm also managed to bring some wind gusts strong enough to down some trees in Southeastern Massachusetts. The strongest gust (61 mph) was recorded by a 66 ft. tower in Nantucket Sound at 3:51 on Saturday afternoon. That tower belongs to Cape Wind – the company that wants to erect wind turbines around the Massachusetts coast.
A gust to 53 mph was recorded at Kalmus on the Cape. The wind in Hyannis gusted to almost 45 mph.
The greatest storm impacts were in Southeastern Massachusetts, but Southern RI was also hit relatively hard with heavy rain. 3-4″ rain was reported from Block Island to Aquidneck Island to Little Compton.
Below is a National Weather Service summary of the rain reports and wind reports in Southern New England.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1230 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN FROM THE REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM DANNY AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT PASSED ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON
********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
BREWSTER 4.69 405 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
YARMOUTHPORT 4.44 441 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
CENTERVILLE 4.12 518 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
EAST SANDWICH 4.10 355 PM 8/29 NWS EMPLOYEE
SANDWICH 4.05 755 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
EAST FALMOUTH 4.00 409 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
YARMOUTH 3.98 311 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
HYANNIS 3.94 800 AM 8/30 ASOS
HYANNIS 3.92 456 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
FALMOUTH 3.62 404 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
FALMOUTH 3.48 800 AM 8/30 OTIS ANG BASE
WEST FALMOUTH 3.43 400 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
CHATHAM 3.35 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
CHATHAM 3.34 800 AM 8/30 ASOS
WEST WAREHAM 3.29 313 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
WOODS HOLE 3.25 630 AM 8/30 SPOTTER
SOUTH YARMOUTH 2.70 215 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
HARWICH 2.25 215 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
NEW BEDFORD 5.05 530 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
ACUSHNET 4.31 615 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
FAIRHAVEN-W ISLAND 4.20 500 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
NEW BEDFORD 4.08 700 PM 8/29 ASOS
BERKLEY 2.60 445 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
TAUNTON 2.40 800 AM 8/30 ASOS
DIGHTON 2.28 820 PM 8/30 NWS EMPLOYEE
MANSFIELD 2.15 545 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
NORTON 2.09 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
NWS TAUNTON 2.00 800 AM 8/30 NWS OFFICE
...DUKES COUNTY...
EDGARTOWN 4.99 930 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
VINEYARD HAVEN 3.93 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
VINEYARD HAVEN 3.66 800 AM 8/30 ASOS/AIRPORT
WEST TISBURY 3.26 454 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...ESSEX COUNTY...
SALEM 2.54 449 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
IPSWICH 2.48 410 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
NEWBURYPORT 2.44 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
PEABODY 2.16 450 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
BEVERLY 2.05 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
MARBLEHEAD 2.05 930 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
GREENFIELD 2.30 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
ASHFIELD 2.11 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
CHARLEMONT 2.05 245 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
WORTHINGTON 2.36 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
GOSHEN 2.11 240 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
CHESTERFIELD 2.06 845 AM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
ARLINGTON 2.42 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
WESTFORD 2.21 445 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
TEWKSBURY 2.07 446 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
AYER 2.02 929 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
PEPPERELL 2.01 454 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
READING 2.01 945 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
NANTUCKET 4.04 441 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
NANTUCKET 3.73 800 AM 8/30 ASOS/AIRPORT
SIASCONSET 3.06 200 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
SOUTH WEYMOUTH 2.12 1040 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
SOUTH QUINCY 2.00 835 AM 8/30 GENERAL PUBLIC
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
WEST PLYMOUTH 5.00 520 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
WEST WAREHAM 4.24 443 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
KINGSTON 4.13 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
DUXBURY 4.09 800 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
MIDDLEBORO 4.06 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
PLYMOUTH 4.00 559 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
ROCHESTER 3.90 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
PLYMOUTH 3.39 800 AM 8/30 ASOS
BRIDGEWATER 2.68 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
WAREHAM 2.62 203 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
MARSHFIELD 2.70 449 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
HALIFAX 2.36 445 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
SCITUATE 2.13 442 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
ABINGTON 2.10 442 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
NORTH GRAFTON 2.44 442 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
MILFORD 2.33 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
ROYALSTON 2.23 307 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
STERLING 2.10 140 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
LEOMINSTER 2.00 156 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
SWANZEY 2.16 305 PM 8/29 EMERGENCY MGR
KEENE 2.15 246 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
KEENE 2.06 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
MARLOW 2.09 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
FITZWILLIAM 2.02 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
JAFFREY 2.01 800 AM 8/30 ASOS
ROXBURY 2.01 319 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
MACDOWELL LAKE 2.59 700 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
PETERBOROUGH 2.47 316 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
FRANCESTOWN 2.24 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
GOFFSTOWN 2.14 317 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
WILTON 2.16 448 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
EAST MILFORD 2.07 800 AM 8/30 COOP OBSERVER
RHODE ISLAND
...KENT COUNTY...
CONVENTRY CENTER 2.51 800 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
WEST WARWICK 2.05 504 PM 8/29 GENERAL PUBLIC
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
LITTLE COMPTON 3.76 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
MIDDLETOWN 3.50 354 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
MIDDLETOWN 2.69 800 AM 8/30 UUU ASOS
JAMESTOWN 2.21 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
CRANSTON 2.55 800 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
WOONSOCKET 2.09 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
BLOCK ISLAND ARPT 3.04 315 PM 8/29 AWOS
SOUTH KINGSTOWN 2.49 800 AM 8/30 SPOTTER
CHARLESTOWN 2.48 600 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
HOPE VALLEY 2.35 700 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
KINGSTON 2.13 845 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
SAUNDERSTOWN 2.02 800 AM 8/30 COCORAHS
WESTERLY 2.01 447 PM 8/29 AMATEUR RADIO
**************************WIND GUST REPORTS*************************
LOCATION WIND SPEED TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUSTS OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
NANTUCKET SOUND 61 351 PM SOUTHEAST WIND.
(HORSESHOE SHOAL) MEASURED AT 66FT
ABOVE GROUND
SOURCE:CAPE WIND.
NANTUCKET 38 712 PM WEST WIND/ASOS.
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
KALMUS 53 343 PM SOUTH WIND. SOURCE-
WEATHERFLOW.
HYANNIS 44 334 PM EAST WIND/ASOS.
...ESSEX COUNTY...
EASTERN POINT 40 741 PM NORTH WIND. SOURCE-
WEATHERFLOW.
*************************SUSTAINED WIND REPORTS*******************
LOCATION WIND SPEED TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SUSTAINED OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
PROVINCETOWN 31 855 PM NW WIND/AWOS
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