Strong Wind — Northwest Providence, Rhode Island
2019-01-30 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island
$2K
Property damage
40 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
At 8:33 PM EST an amateur radio operator reported a tree down on Thompson Hill Road in Cumberland, and wires down on Social Street in Woonsocket.
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 796761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.