High Wind — Southeast Providence, Rhode Island
2022-12-23 · Southeast Providence, Rhode Island
$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Providence at 1249 PM, a large tree was down on Wolcott Street near Regent Avenue. Winds generally were gusting to 55 to 60 mph. A gust to 64 mph was recorded a little farther south at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, RI (KPVD) at 310 PM.
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 1064430. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.