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Marine High Wind March 1, 2021 – March 2, 2021 · Narragansett Bay, Atlantic North

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 1154 PM EST on March 1st, a wind gust to 64 mph was recorded at the Borden Flats Light mesonet station.

The wider storm

An arctic cold front moved through southern New England on the afternoon of March 1st. It was followed by very strong/damaging west-northwest winds, which continued through much of the night and into the early morning hours on March 2nd. There were many reports of downed trees and at one point, more than 60,000 customers were without power in Massachusetts.

Began near Bristol Harbor (41.7045, -71.1745).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 940346. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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