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Strong Wind in Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

Strong Wind March 7, 2025 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

Death

$500

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds generally gusted 45-50 mph. In Scituate a tree was down blocking the road. A 63 year old Massachusetts man was killed by a falling tree branch while on a hike in Burrilville on the Nipmuc Trail.

The wider storm

A strong low was centered over the Gulf of Maine on the morning of the 7th creating a tight pressure gradient across southern New England. This led to strong wind gusts generally 45 to 65 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1231883. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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