Strong Wind — Southeast Providence, Rhode Island
2019-02-25 · Southeast Providence, Rhode Island
$8K
Property damage
48 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
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_id 800834. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.