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Thunderstorm Wind in Newport County, Rhode Island

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2019 · Newport 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

A trained spotter in Newport reported a few trees down.

The wider storm

A warm front moving across southern New England triggered severe thunderstorms with wind damage across western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours and through the evening. Another band of thunderstorms moved in from the southwest overnight, progressing to the coast before daybreak.

Began near Newport (41.4900, -71.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 850674. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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