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Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 27, 2008 · Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North

44 mph

Measured gust (38 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The weatherflow measuring station at Point Judith recorded a wind gust of 44 mph. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

A slow moving cold front moved through southern New England and produced a long line of showers and thunderstorms that tracked east across the area. Much of this line of storms was severe with damaging thunderstorm winds and occasional hail.

Began near Newport (41.3562, -71.4798).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 127494. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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