Thunderstorm Wind in Newport County, Rhode Island

Thunderstorm Wind August 25, 2020 · Newport County, Rhode Island

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Newport, about 1 mile south of Rose Island, there was a report forwarded by amateur radio operators, of a person on a sailboat that recorded a wind gust to 75 mph on the boat's anemometer. Do not know the brand of the equipment. According to an article on newportri.com/news, two boats sank in the harbor - one was an Alerion Express 28.

The wider storm

A few severe thunderstorms formed during the evening hours, out ahead of a strong cold front which swept across southern New England at night.

Began near Jamestown (41.4791, -71.3360).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 916667. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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