Marine High Wind · Atlantic North

Marine High Wind January 26, 2023 · Buzzards Bay, Atlantic North

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 1 AM EST, a Weatherflow mesonet site at West Island recorded a wind gust to 60 mph.

The wider storm

A southerly low-level jet ahead of an approaching cold front moved across southeastern New England shortly after midnight on January 26th. A low pressure system tracked northeast along the front from roughly Philadelphia to Boston during the overnight hours, producing some light snow inland but 1 to 2.5 inches of rain and strong/high wind in Rhode Island, southeast Massachusetts, and the adjacent coastal waters.

Began near West Island (41.5832, -70.8245).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1070821. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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