Thunderstorm Wind — Newport, Rhode Island

2021-11-13 · near Tiverton Four Corner, Newport, Rhode Island

Event narrative

In Tiverton, a Weatherflow Mesonet station at Fogland Beach recorded a wind gust to 58 mph at 538 PM EST.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 990175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.