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Marine High Wind April 13, 2020 · Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

72 mph

Estimated gust (63 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

At Borden Flats Light at 442 PM EST (542 PM EDT) there was a wind gust of 72 mph. At the Fogland WeatherFlow station a wind gust of 62 mph was reported at 301 PM EST. At Halfway Rock there was a wind gust of 61 mph reported by a WeatherFlow station at 426 PM EST.

The wider storm

A powerful low pressure system tracked across the Great Lakes and brought strong

winds to the waters of Southern New England Monday late morning through the evening. A very strong and highly anomalous low level jet brought southerly wind gusts of 60-70 mph ahead of a cold front that moved through Monday evening.

Began near Newport (41.5600, -71.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877219. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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