EF0 tornado in Providence County, Rhode Island

Note...this is a continuation of a tornado that began in Windham County, CT. Based on definitive radar confirmation of a tornado debris signature and video footage from our media partners, we confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Plainfield, CT at approximately 4:48 PM EST on Saturday, November 13. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph and the maximum path width was estimated at 100 yards. The tornado was in contact with the ground for 6.13 miles...approximately 4.7 miles in CT and 1.4 miles in RI. Several hardwood trees were uprooted on a hilltop on Sterling Hill Road near Goshen Road. The tornado then tracked northeastward into Rhode Island and ended at the Cucumber Hill Farm in Foster at approximately 5:02 PM EST. Sheared trees and downed hardwood trees were observed on the farm. A heavy, large red trailer also was moved approximately 50 feet.

A fast-moving cold front combined with a potent short-wave trough lifting northeastward across western and northern New England to produce severe thunderstorms across southern New England. Despite dewpoint temperatures only in the 30s and 40s, the cold pool aloft created instability and there was very strong low-level helicity. The result was an unprecedented outbreak of tornadoes across Long Island, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.