Flash Flood in Newport County, Rhode Island

Flash Flood July 14, 2020 · Newport County, Rhode Island

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An off duty NWS employee reported significant street flooding near the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge. Water was up to the wheel wells of cars and had stranded several vehicles. Amateur radio operators also reported 18 to 24 inches of flooding on several streets and the Newport rotary, making roads impassable.

The wider storm

A negatively tilted trough with anomalously cold air aloft moved into southern New England, producing severe thunderstorms and localized flooding during the afternoon.

Began near Newport (41.4900, -71.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 903902. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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