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Marine High Wind October 27, 2021 · Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic North

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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.

Began near Buzzards Bay Entrance Tower (41.4314, -71.1029).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 988096. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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