Thunderstorm Wind — Newport, Rhode Island

2020-07-14 · near Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Event narrative

On Washington Street near Newport Harbor, a large tree was down. A small sailboat was blown over in the harbor. Large branches were down, with power outages, on both Bellevue Avenue and Easton's Beach.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 903909. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.