High Surf in Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

High Surf February 18, 2022 · Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

$500

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 40 to 55 mph. The TF Green Airport ASOS (KPVD) gusted to 62 mph at 604 AM EST. In East Greenwich at 11:09 AM EST there was a small tree down on Partridge Rd.

The wider storm

Dry and unseasonably mild weather with near record temperatures preceded a period of strong winds late Thursday into Friday. A shortwave trough moving toward the Great Lakes combined with a surface cold front moving through late Thursday brought these winds along with heavy rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002997. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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