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Strong Wind in Southeast Providence, Rhode Island

Strong Wind February 18, 2022 · Southeast Providence, Rhode Island

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Cranston at 7:30 AM EST a large tree was blocking Crocus Dr, there was a tree down on Fletcher Ave at Britton St, and there were power lines down on Julia St at Legion Way.

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 1003009. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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