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Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 4, 2015 · Block Island Sound, Atlantic North

52 mph

Measured gust (45 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The WeatherFlow reporting station at Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust of 52 mph. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

A line of severe thunderstorms developed across Long Island, NY and raced toward Rhode Island and the coastal waters. These storms brought strong to damaging thunderstorm winds to the coastal waters.

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 600355. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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