Strong Wind — Bristol, Rhode Island

2017-09-21 · Bristol, Rhode Island

Event narrative

At 330 PM EST, a tree was downed and blocking a portion of Nayatt Road in Barrington.

Wider weather episode

Jose formed over the Tropical Atlantic, moving west and growing to become a Major Hurricane. Jose passed north of the Leeward Islands, then turned on a northward path north of the Dominican Republic. As he moved north, Jose diminished to a Tropical Storm during Tuesday the 19th and then stalled about 150 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The storm then slowly drifted south by Friday the 22nd and started to dissipate.

Jose brought strong wind gusts to Rhode Island, primarily to the islands and south coast. Wind gusts reached 61 mph at Block Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 718763. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.