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Marine Thunderstorm Wind June 23, 2015 · Block Island Sound, Atlantic North

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Weatherflow reporting site at Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust of 40 mph. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

A strong cold front combined with a remnant of an elevated mixed layer (EML) and a significant amount of deep layer shear and instability to produce showers and thunderstorms across southern New England. Many of these thunderstorms became severe, producing strong to damaging winds.

Began near Block Island Airport (41.2100, -71.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 586479. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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