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Thunderstorm Wind in Bristol County, Rhode Island

Thunderstorm Wind July 22, 2019 · Bristol County, Rhode Island

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Bristol, RI, wires and a transformer were blown down from wind on Cooke Street at Union Street.

The wider storm

Low pressure tracked along a frontal boundary that was draped across CT, RI and southeast MA at night. It was accompanied by scattered strong thunderstorms with heavy downpours and isolated wind damage.

Began near Bristol (41.6665, -71.2704).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 846267. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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