A Nor'easter is bringing high winds to parts of Massachusetts. Here are the top gusts so far.
A nor'easter is moving through parts of Massachusetts throughout the weekend, bringing heavy rain and gusts of high-speed winds.
One of the main concerns of the storm is potential property damage and power outages related to the high-speed winds. Coastal Massachusetts communities are the most likely to experience power outages related to the storm.
Winds began to pick up on Friday afternoon and are expected to continue throughout the weekend. Some parts of Massachusetts have already experienced winds at speeds higher than 65 mph.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for coastal areas and a wind advisory for inland areas lasting through 2 a.m. Sunday.
Scituate Town Manager Jim Boudreau told WBZ-TV that restoration crews cannot begin work until wind speeds fall below 35 mph, which may not happen until Monday. As of Saturday at 4 p.m., roughly 6,600 customers are without power across the state, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) outage map.
Here are the town-by-town wind gusts compiled by Rob Macedo, the SKYWARN coordinator for the National Weather Service in Boston, as well as reports into the WBZ-TV newsroom.
Wellfleet: 70 mph
Nantucket: 65 mph
Buzzard's Bay: 64 mph
Martha's Vineyard: 60 mph
Hyannis: 59 mph
Edgartown: 59 mph
Plymouth Beach: 58 mph
Chappaquiddick Island: 58 mph
Marston's Mills: 56 mph
Dennis: 56 mph
Chatham: 55 mph
Sagamore Beach: 55 mph
Mattapoisett: 54 mph
New Bedford: 53 mph
Cohasset: 53 mph
Fairhaven: 52 mph
Worcester: 52 mph
Aquinnah: 52 mph
Rockport: 50 mph
Fall River: 50 mph