High Wind — Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

2019-11-01 · Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

Event narrative

At 1259 AM EST, the ASOS at T.F. Green International Airport recorded a wind gust to 59 mph. At 218 AM EST, amateur radio operators reported a large tree down on West Shore Drive.

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 863455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.