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Strong Wind in Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

Strong Wind February 27, 2020 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts ranged from 40 to 50 mph across northern Rhode Island, averaging about 45 mph. In Scituate at 330 PM EST, two trees were down on Route 116. One of the trees fell on a Providence water truck.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure in New York state moved north into eastern Canada. It was followed by a cold front that moved east across southern New England. The post-frontal tight pressure gradient caused strong southwest to west winds that gusted to 40 to 60 mph and caused some damage across Massachusetts and far northern Rhode Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875352. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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