Overview
- The National Weather Service reported a 72 mph gust at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, with widespread peaks across the region including 64 mph at Logan and 81 mph on Block Island.
- About 65,000 Massachusetts customers were without power at 1:30 p.m., down from roughly 81,000 at noon, while 34,586 outages were reported in Rhode Island early afternoon.
- Flight disruptions mounted at Boston Logan, with 110 cancellations and 211 delays, and ferry links to the airport were canceled due to high winds.
- A second burst of west winds is expected tonight, with gusts of 35–45 mph and up to 45–55 mph in the Berkshires and Worcester Hills, according to the National Weather Service.
- Temperatures are forecast to fall sharply into Saturday by roughly 20 degrees, and emergency officials urged caution on the roads and advised securing outdoor holiday inflatables.