Strong Wind in Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

Strong Wind May 9, 2020 · Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

48 mph

Measured gust (42 kt)

$600

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 934 AM EST (1034 AM EDT), the ASOS at T.F. Green Airport, located in Warwick, recorded a wind gust to 48 mph. In Warwick at 356 PM EST, a tree and power lines were down on Bald Hill Road. In East Greenwich at 417 PM EST, a tree and wires were reported down.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure in the Gulf of Maine was exiting the region, but there was a strong northwest flow of air in its wake. Winds gusted to 45 to 55 mph across the region, causing scattered areas of downed trees, some which fell onto cars and homes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 884374. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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