Friday, April 25, 2008

This day in Noreaster History 4/25

April 25-

1974- A continuation of the previous day's event. All stormy weather left the area by 3 PM.
1975- Light rain fell in a northeasterly breeze. Peak gusts were 25 miles per hour. The rain fell at two intervals.
1986- Tail end of previous days system. Peak gusts today were 46 MPH. Rain fell primarily in the morning hours, ending around 10 AM.
1987- powerful frontal passage resulted in winds gusting better than 40 MPH. Light rain fell.
2001- Low pressure zone created rain and wind. Wind was light.
2002- The day was clear. Around 6 o'clock a sou'easter bore down upon Nantucket. The rain fell for just a few short hours. The wind hoever, was another story; as the day progressed the wind swung around from the Southwest to the south and finally the southeast. The highest official gust was 40 mph, but an unofficial gust of 60 mph was recorded from the storm.

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