Noel Brings 46-Foot Waves, 91 MPH Winds
Below are the greatest hits from Extratropical Storm (formerly Hurricane) Noel.
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Graphs of wind and wave data from all impressive weather buoys can be downloaded here. The Google Map does not include the pressure reading because technically the lowest reading was further south, but several buoys were within 0.01".
Wind Gusts:
91 mph (Horseshoe Shoal, MA @ 60 Feet)*
89 mph (Barnstable, MA Spotter)*
85 mph (Buoy #44008)*
Rain:
4.83" (Bass Harbor, ME)**
4.00" (South Yarmouth, MA)*
Snow:
6.0" (Fort Kent, ME)**
Waves:
46.0 feet (Buoy #44011)
37.1 feet (Buoy #41048)
Pressure:
28.72" Hg feet (Buoy #44008)
VIDEO FROM LAST NIGHT: Fairhaven, RI: Roof and tree damage from remnants of Noel. WPRI-WNAC-(CBS/FOX) Remnants of Hurricane Noel knocked out power to more than 43,000 people in and around Cape Cod Saturday (11/03). The coastline north of Massachusetts remains under a coastal flood and high wind warning. Cape Cod was expected to experience the worst of the storm and there were reports of dozens of trees toppled and homes damaged as wind gusts reached up to 70 miles per hour. The Coast Guard remains on alert with seas of up to 30 feet just east of the shore. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has been activated, crews and equipment are in place. The American Red Cross opened up shelters in Sandwich, Hyannis, Dennis and on Nantucket.
*NWS Statement.
**NWS Statement. Other higher snow amounts likely went unreported. There were other amounts over 4" of rain in Maine.
