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Marine High Wind February 18, 2022 · Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

At Point Judith winds gusted to 75 mph at 4:45 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.

Began near Point Judith Light (41.3600, -71.4980).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1003004. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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