High Wind — Block Island, Rhode Island

2021-12-11 · Block Island, Rhode Island

Event narrative

At 552 PM EST, a mesonet station at the Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust to 63 mph.

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 994439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.