Marine High Wind — Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

2023-02-03 · near Popasquash Point, Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 609 PM EST, a Weatherflow mesonet site at Castle Island recorded a wind gust to 61 mph.

Wider weather episode

A major Arctic cold front blasted through southern New England on the morning of March 3rd. It was followed by a few rounds of strong and locally damaging wind gusts. Temperatures plunged to 10 to 20 below zero on the morning of March 4th. The -10F reading at Boston's Logan Airport was the coldest there since 1957. Heavy freezing spray occurred, along with Arctic sea smoke. Wind chill indices reached 30 to 40 below zero across southern New England.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1080736. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.