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Marine Thunderstorm Wind February 21, 2014 · Block Island Sound, Atlantic North

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An amateur radio operator in Charlestown measured a wind gust of 49 mph with their home weather station.

The wider storm

A warm front moved northward into southern New England bringing warm air and unstable air into the region. Showers and a few thunderstorms developed as a cold front moved into the unstable air, particularly over the waters.

Began near Charlestown Breachway (41.3400, -71.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 503788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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