Marine High Wind — Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North
2020-04-13 · near Point Judith Light, Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North
51 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
At Point Judith at 445 PM EST (545 PM EDT) a WeatherFlow station reported a wind gust of 59 mph.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877221. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.