High Wind — Block Island, Rhode Island

2017-12-25 · Block Island, Rhode Island

Event narrative

A gust to 59 mph was measured 2 mi NNE of Dunn Landing on the west side of Block Island at 1051 AM EST, per a marine mesonet.

Wider weather episode

Fast-moving low pressure moved up the coast from the Carolinas and passed near Nantucket before moving into the Gulf of Maine. This brought a several inches of snow to much of Southern New England, along with some rain to southeast areas. In Rhode Island, snow amounts only ranged from 1.0 to 2.7 inches in Providence County and an inch or less south of there. Strong to damaging west to northwest winds followed on Christmas Day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 731724. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.