High Wind in Washington, Rhode Island

High Wind October 27, 2021 · Washington, Rhode Island

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds gusted to 60 to 77 mph in Washington County. At 639 AM EDT (539 AM EDT) on the 27th, a Weatherflow mesonet site at the University of Rhode Island in North Kingstown recorded a gust to 77 mph. At 704 AM EDT (604 AM EST) on the 27th, a Weatherflow mesonet station at the tip of Point Judith in Narragansett recorded a wind gust to 77 mph. Other gusts included 68 mph at Ninigret Pond and 51 mph at both Quonset Airport and in Charlestown. There were numerous trees and wires downed.

The wider storm

A low pressure nor'easter underwent bombogenesis as it developed east of Nantucket on the 26th. It then moved west toward Nantucket Sound, before heading eastward again back out to sea on the 27th. Winds gusted to 60-90+ mph. More than one-half million power outages were reported...495,000 in MA and 96,800 in RI. Schools were closed for multiple days, as it took a while to clean up the downed trees/wires and to restore power.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 988030. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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