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High Wind — Newport, Rhode Island
March 2, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
At 1:52 PM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Newport State Airport in Middletown measured a wind gust to 67 mph. At 2:24 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Newport reported a wind gust to 62 mph. At 3:20 PM EST, a tree fell on the front yard of a property near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue and Ruggles Avenue in Newport; the tree struck and killed the property owner. At 8:00 PM EST a trained spotter in Portsmouth reported a tree and wires down on Corys Lane.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.