High Wind — Block Island, Rhode Island

2019-01-30 · Block Island, Rhode Island

Event narrative

At 6:39 PM EST a mesonet station on the Block Island Jetty reported a wind gust to 59 mph. At 6:49 PM EST the same station reported a sustained wind of 50 mph.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved from the Plains and Great Lakes, then across Northern New England the night of January 29th. This brought snow to northern Rhode Island. Snow squalls then brought damaging west winds across the state on the evening of January 30th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 796757. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.