Strong Wind — Newport, Rhode Island
2019-10-10 · Newport, Rhode Island
$500
Property damage
45 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Middletown, a large tree was down on Paradise Avenue.
Wider weather episode
A strong ocean storm well to the south and southeast of Nantucket combined with strong high pressure over the Canadian maritime provinces to create a prolonged period of strong to damaging winds across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The ocean storm was briefly named Subtropical Storm Melissa.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 855354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.