High Wind — Newport, Rhode Island

2018-03-02 to 2018-03-03 · Newport, Rhode Island

Direct deaths

$2K

Property damage

58 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

At 1:52 PM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Newport State Airport in Middletown measured a wind gust to 67 mph. At 2:24 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Newport reported a wind gust to 62 mph. At 3:20 PM EST, a tree fell on the front yard of a property near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue and Ruggles Avenue in Newport; the tree struck and killed the property owner. At 8:00 PM EST a trained spotter in Portsmouth reported a tree and wires down on Corys Lane.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving out of the Ohio Valley passed south of Southern New England on the 2nd and moved out to sea on the 3rd. This storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to much of Rhode Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 742969. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.