Thunderstorm Wind in Kent County, Rhode Island

Thunderstorm Wind June 30, 2019 · Kent County, Rhode Island

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 2:36 PM EST, amateur radio operators reported several trees and wires down in Warwick RI. Trees and wires were down on Greenwood Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, and a tree was down on Ives Road.

The wider storm

A pool of cold air above the surface moved over Southern New England during June 30.

This created sufficient instability to cause thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind. The cold air moved off to the southeast that night.

Began near Apponaug (41.7000, -71.4200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 825561. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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