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Marine Thunderstorm Wind June 30, 2019 · Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

43 mph

Measured gust (37 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Between 2:52 PM EST and 3:03 PM EST, the mesonet station near Newport reported a gust to 43 mph, and the station at Rose Island reported a 40 mph gust. At 3:03 PM EST, the Automated Surface Observing System at Newport State Airport reported a wind gust to 40 mph.

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 strong wind. The cold air moved off to the southeast that night.

Began near Newport (41.4929, -71.3252).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 825604. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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