High Wind in Block Island, Rhode Island

High Wind March 12, 2022 · Block Island, Rhode Island

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 827 PM EST on March 12, a Weatherflow station at the Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust to 63 mph.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved into the Canadian Maritimes, producing strong westerly winds across southern New England. Gusts mainly were in the 45 to 55 mph range, but reached 63 mph on Block Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1007057. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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