Well the over won on this bet!
Highest I found (though I'll admit I didn't dig hard so these may not be correct)
BDL: 43 mph
BOS: 56 mph
HVN: 43 mph (overnight)
ORH: 43
I didn't search Blue Hills
Got about 60-70 knots at 925 just-offshore. Going to really start cranking in eastern sections even more in the next few hours
Even a bit of a diffuse warm front along the coastal Plain...with a smudge of elevated instability but just of Long Island.
These winds have me thinking...
Next year when there is a derecho pegged to rip across Iowa I'm taking off from work, going out to Iowa and going into a field and going to build a giant stake and tie myself to it in the path of 100-mph winds.
I feel like that's a misconception that's floated around b/c one fall we had big rainy Nor'easters and happened to get nailed that winter.
Just like back in the day everyone thought weak La nina's meant big winter's here b/c of 95-96