High Wind in Block Island, Rhode Island

High Wind February 16, 2016 · Block Island, Rhode Island

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds gusted as high as 58 mph at the Weatherflow mesonet site on Block Island Jetty. No significant damage was reported.

The wider storm

Low pressure strengthened rapidly as it tracked from the Gulf Coast to upstate New York and Quebec. Strong southerly winds gusted over 60 mph in parts of Rhode Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 621818. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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