EF1 Tornado — Providence, Rhode Island

2023-09-13 · near Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Event narrative

An EF-1 with maximum winds of 100 mph began in a wooded area

between Chopmist Hill Road (Route 102) and Bungy Road in the town

of Glocester, RI here the tornado either snapped or uprooted an

estimated 75 or more, healthy and mature trees. The tornado moved

northeast and crossed Bungy Road before dissipating over an open

field. Most notable, a small outbuilding, used as bus stop shelter

was blown away by the tornado with remnants littered west of the

original location. Some pieces were found an a neighbors roof.

This damage and the tree damage along the path was consistent

with wind speeds between 90 and 100 mph, resulting an EF-1 rating

on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening. In addition to much tree damage from straight line winds, there was one tornado in Connecticut, 2 in Rhode Island, and 1 in Massachusetts. These all occurred in the afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146963. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.