Strong Wind — Western Kent, Rhode Island
2020-04-13 · Western Kent, Rhode Island
$300
Property damage
43 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
In Coventry at 1011 PM EST (1111 AM EDT) amateur radio reported a tree down across Maple Valley Rd.
Wider weather episode
A powerful low pressure system tracked across the Great Lakes and brought strong
and damaging winds to Rhode Island 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.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877229. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.