Strong Wind — Western Kent, Rhode Island
2016-03-17 · Western Kent, Rhode Island
$500
Property damage
40 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A large branch was downed onto wires on Red Maple Drive in Coventry.
Wider weather episode
An upper level disturbance coupled with cold air aloft and moving into southern New England set off a complicated mix of showers and thunderstorms and non-convective winds. All efforts were made to separate out the non-convective winds from the thunderstorm winds.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 626410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.