Marine High Wind — Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North

2021-10-27 · near Buzzards Bay Entrance Tower, Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North

Event narrative

At 6 AM EDT (5 AM EST) on the 27th, a NDBC buoy located 9 miles southeast of Little Compton measured a wind gust to 77 mph.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 988096. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.