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Strong Wind in Southeast Providence, Rhode Island

Strong Wind February 25, 2019 · Southeast Providence, Rhode Island

55 mph

Estimated gust (48 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 1:45 PM EST, the Automated Weather Observing System platform at North Central Airport in Smithfield reported a wind gust to 55 mph. At 2:45 PM EST broadcast media reported that a utility pole fell across Allens Avenue blocking traffic.

The wider storm

A storm moving north through the Great Lakes redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast on the 24th, then moved up the coast past Southern New England. This coastal storm brought damaging west-northwest winds to Rhode Island as it moved off through the Maritimes on the 25th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 800834. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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