High Wind in Newport, Rhode Island

High Wind October 27, 2021 · Newport, Rhode Island

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Peak wind gusts in Newport County included 64 mph at Fogland Beach in Tiverton at 923 AM EDT (823 AM EST); 62 mph at the Newport Airport (KUUU ASOS) at 609 AM EDT; 60 mph at the Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton at 613 AM EDT; and 57 mph at both Middletown and Rose Island.

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 988035. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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