High Wind in Newport, Rhode Island

High Wind February 18, 2022 · Newport, Rhode Island

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 40 to 60 mph. At Fogland Beach in Tiverton winds gusted to 66 mph at 5:13 AM EST. On Rose Island winds gusted to 54 mph at 7:59 AM EST.

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 1002998. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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