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Thunderstorm Wind in Kent County, Rhode Island

Thunderstorm Wind September 6, 2017 · Kent County, Rhode Island

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 930 AM EST, a large tree and wires were brought down on Major Potter Road in Warwick, blocking the road.

The wider storm

A cold front stalled over Southern New England on Wednesday the 6th with several waves of low pressure moving up along the front. The cold front then moved offshore Wednesday night. Thunderstorms moved across parts of Rhode Island during Wednesday producing damaging winds and heavy downpours.

Began near Chepiwandxet (41.6742, -71.4828).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 718741. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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