Strong Wind — Western Kent, Rhode Island

2019-10-31 · Western Kent, Rhode Island

Event narrative

In Coventry at 938 PM EST, large trees were downed on power lines on Flat River Road near the intersection with Hill Farm Road. Also, a tree and a power line were downed on Old North Road.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved quickly across the region late on the 31st. Ahead of the front it was a warm and very windy night, with many downed trees and power lines from strong south-southwest wind gusts. A 'fine line' of showers and isolated thunderstorms also helped mix down very strong winds from aloft. The damaging winds continued into the early morning on Nov. 1.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 860921. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.