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Marine High Wind February 3, 2023 · Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mesonet site at Conimicut Light recorded a gust to 59 mph at 748 PM EST.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Warwick Light (41.7200, -71.3400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1080742. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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