Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River, Atlantic North
2024-08-26 · near Fishers Island, Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River, Atlantic North
36 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Mesonet site XSTO at Stonington Outer Breakwater measured a 36 knot wind gust.
Wider weather episode
An upper level shortwave trough approached from the north, with the region in the front left quadrant of an upper level jet streak. With warm, humid air at the surface, SBCAPE values were able to climb to around 2000 J/kg. Storms fired up and some were able to become strong to severe and produce damaging wind gusts.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1197363. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.