High Wind in Block Island, Rhode Island

High Wind February 18, 2022 · Block Island, Rhode Island

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

On the Block Island Jetty winds gusted up to 65 mph at 7:17 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 1002999. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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