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Marine High Wind April 13, 2020 · Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At Point Judith at 445 PM EST (545 PM EDT) a WeatherFlow station reported a wind gust of 59 mph.

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 Point Judith Light (41.3600, -71.4980).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877221. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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