High Wind in Washington, Rhode Island

High Wind November 12, 2021 · Washington, Rhode Island

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

$800

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Weatherflow mesonet station at the University of Rhode Island in North Kingstown recorded a wind gust to 60 mph at 119 PM EST. In Richmond at 141 PM EST, a tree was down on power lines on Job Drive.

The wider storm

Strong southerly wind flow out ahead of an advancing cold front produced strong to damaging wind gusts and some heavy rain that caused some street and basement flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 990572. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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