Strong Wind — Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

2021-12-11 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

Event narrative

In Glocester at 430 PM EST, a large tree was down on wires... street not specified. In Foster at 920 PM EST, a tree was down on Cucumber Hill Road.

Wider weather episode

Gusty southwest winds occurred in the afternoon out ahead of an approaching cold front.

Then, a fine line of showers along a cold front caused locally damaging wind gusts during the evening. The strong westerly gusts continued for a couple of hours behind the front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994053. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.