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Strong Wind in Bristol, Rhode Island

Strong Wind December 15, 2016 – December 16, 2016 · Bristol, Rhode Island

49 mph
Estimated gust (43 kt)
$5K
Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds brought down utility poles and wires on Hope Street in Bristol. About the same time, winds across Narragansett Bay at Conimicut Point gusted to 63 mph.

The wider storm

An arctic cold front moved across New England Thursday afternoon and evening followed by strong northwest winds and cold air.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669205. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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