High Wind — Block Island, Rhode Island

2022-12-23 · Block Island, Rhode Island

Event narrative

At 551 PM, the AWOS station at the Block Island Airport (KBID) recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure deepened rapidly as it tracked through the eastern Great Lakes.

The storm produced damaging southeast to south winds across much of southern New England and minor to moderate coastal flooding the east and south coasts. Two to 3.5 inches of rain fell across much of RI and interior MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1064185. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.