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Marine High Wind January 16, 2021 · Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 830 AM EST, the Narragansett Bay PORTS station at Conimicut Light recorded a wind gust to 59 mph.

The wider storm

Low pressure in the Ohio Valley spawned a secondary low pressure system off the mid-Atlantic coast, which moved northward into northern New England. It brought 1 to 2 inches of rain to much of southern New England and heavy snow to northwest MA. Strong to high winds occurred in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.

Began near Warwick Light (41.7200, -71.3400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 929593. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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