Marine High Wind — Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

2022-12-23 · near Newport, Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 302 PM, buoy station NWPR1 in Newport recorded a wind gust to 58 mph. At 554 PM, a mesonet station BLTM3 at Borden Flats Light recorded a wind gust to 66 mph. At 559 PM, a Weatherflow site at Bristol Harbor (Castle Island) recorded a wind gust to 69 mph. At 627 PM, a Weatherflow site off Fogland Point in Tiverton recorded a wind gust to 67 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. There were two rounds of strong wind gusts -- one in the morning and one in the late afternoon and evening. Two to 3.5 inches of rain fell across much of RI and interior MA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1064470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.