Strong Wind in Block Island, Rhode Island

Strong Wind February 9, 2019 · Block Island, Rhode Island

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 9:48 AM EST on February 9th an amateur radio operator in Glocester reported a tree down on Sawmill Road at the Scituate/Glocester town line.

The wider storm

A weather system from the Midwest initially brought snow and ice to the region. The system swung a cold front through New England, followed by strong west to northwest winds from the afternoon of the 8th to the afternoon of the 9th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 800522. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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