000 NOUS41 KBOX 142319 PNSBOX RIZ006-151130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 619 PM EST SUN NOV 14 2021 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER 14TH, 2021 TORNADO EVENT... .STONINGTON CONNECTICUT TO WESTERLY RHODE ISLAND TORNADO... START LOCATION...STONINGTON IN NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT END LOCATION...WESTERLY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND DATE...NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 ESTIMATED TIME... 4:54-5:00PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH... 100 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1.35 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.2256/71.5011 ENDING LAT/LON...41.2348/71.4907 * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE ...SUMMARY... AT APPROXIMATELY 4:54 PM EST ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON ROBINSON STREET IN THE PAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT. SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE TRUNK. A GUTTER WAS RIPPED OFF OF ONE HOME WHILE SHUTTERS WERE RIPPED OFF OF ANOTHER. SEVERAL TRAMPOLINES WERE LIFTED, WITH ONE BECOMING STUCK ON A POWERLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR. ON ROBINSON STREET, CROSSROAD RACE STREET, A METAL SHED WAS LIFTED AND FLIPPED BEFORE BEING CRUSHED BY A LARGE MAPLE BRANCH, WITH AN APPROXIMATE DIAMETER OF 15 INCHES. SEVERAL STREET SIGNS WERE ALSO SNAPPED AT THEIR BASE. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, WHERE IT CROSSED RI 78 ONTO CENTER STREET, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 20 LARGE, HEALTHY HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED. A WOOD OUTBUILDING WAS ALSO FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED ONTO HILLVIEW DRIVE BEFORE LIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM EST. THE BASIS FOR THE EF-1 RATING WAS THE METAL SHED THAT WAS FLIPPED PRIOR TO BEING CRUSHED, AS WELL AS THE SHEARING OF GUTTERS AND SHUTTERS OFF OF HOMES. THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WAS 90 MPH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON/NORTON WOULD LIKE TO THANK CONNECTICUT DEHMS AND THE TOWN OF STONINGTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE HELP IDENTIFY AREAS OF DAMAGE. .NORTH KINGSTOWN RHODE ISLAND TORNADO... START LOCATION...NORTH KINGSTOWN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND END LOCATION...WICKFORD IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND DATE...NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 ESTIMATED TIME...5:18-5:24 PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING... EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.3356/71.2852 ENDING LAT/LON...41.3476/71.2734 * FATALITIES... NONE * INJURIES... NONE ...SUMMARY... AT APPROXIMATELY 5:18 PM EST ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHWEST OF DILLON AVE IN NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND. SEVERAL LARGE, HEALTHY, HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; WHILE A FEW STANDING TREES WERE SHEARED AT THE TOP. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED OVER RI 102 ONTO HIMES STREET. IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS DOWNED HARDWOOD TREES ON HIMES STREET, APPROXIMATELY 4-5 POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED IN HALF AND A FALLEN TREE CAUSED WINDOW AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD JUNIPER DRIVE WHERE LARGE BRANCHES, DIAMETER APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES, WERE DOWNED ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SMALLER DOWNED BRANCHES WERE ALSO VISIBLE ALONG ROUTE 1 AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:24 PM EST THE TORNADO LIFTED OVER HOPEDALE AVE IN WICKFORD, RHODE ISLAND. THE BASIS FOR THE EF-0 RATING LIES IN SEVERAL UPROOTED OR SNAPPED HARDWOOD TREES, AND MINOR SHEARING OF TREETOPS ON A FEW STANDING TREES. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ASIDE FROM THE BUILDING ON HIMES STREET, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DOWNED TREE. && EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$ SMITH/LOCONTO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
117 NOUS41 KBOX 142319 PNSBOX RIZ006-151130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 619 PM EST SUN NOV 14 2021 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER 14TH, 2021 TORNADO EVENT... .STONINGTON CONNECTICUT TO WESTERLY RHODE ISLAND TORNADO... START LOCATION...STONINGTON IN NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT END LOCATION...WESTERLY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND DATE...NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 ESTIMATED TIME... 4:54-5:00PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH... 100 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1.35 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.2256/71.5011 ENDING LAT/LON...41.2348/71.4907 * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE ...SUMMARY... AT APPROXIMATELY 4:54 PM EST ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON ROBINSON STREET IN THE PAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD OF STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT. SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE TRUNK. A GUTTER WAS RIPPED OFF OF ONE HOME WHILE SHUTTERS WERE RIPPED OFF OF ANOTHER. SEVERAL TRAMPOLINES WERE LIFTED, WITH ONE BECOMING STUCK ON A POWERLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR. ON ROBINSON STREET, CROSSROAD RACE STREET, A METAL SHED WAS LIFTED AND FLIPPED BEFORE BEING CRUSHED BY A LARGE MAPLE BRANCH, WITH AN APPROXIMATE DIAMETER OF 15 INCHES. SEVERAL STREET SIGNS WERE ALSO SNAPPED AT THEIR BASE. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, WHERE IT CROSSED RI 78 ONTO CENTER STREET, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 20 LARGE, HEALTHY HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED. A WOOD OUTBUILDING WAS ALSO FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED ONTO HILLVIEW DRIVE BEFORE LIFTING AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM EST. THE BASIS FOR THE EF-1 RATING WAS THE METAL SHED THAT WAS FLIPPED PRIOR TO BEING CRUSHED, AS WELL AS THE SHEARING OF GUTTERS AND SHUTTERS OFF OF HOMES. THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WAS 90 MPH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON/NORTON WOULD LIKE TO THANK CONNECTICUT DEHMS AND THE TOWN OF STONINGTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE HELP IDENTIFY AREAS OF DAMAGE. .NORTH KINGSTOWN RHODE ISLAND TORNADO... START LOCATION...NORTH KINGSTOWN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND END LOCATION...WICKFORD IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND DATE...NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 ESTIMATED TIME...5:18-5:24 PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING... EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.3356/71.2852 ENDING LAT/LON...41.3476/71.2734 * FATALITIES... NONE * INJURIES... NONE ...SUMMARY... AT APPROXIMATELY 5:18 PM EST ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHWEST OF DILLON AVE IN NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND. SEVERAL LARGE, HEALTHY, HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; WHILE A FEW STANDING TREES WERE SHEARED AT THE TOP. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED OVER RI 102 ONTO HIMES STREET. IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS DOWNED HARDWOOD TREES ON HIMES STREET, APPROXIMATELY 4-5 POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED IN HALF AND A FALLEN TREE CAUSED WINDOW AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD JUNIPER DRIVE WHERE LARGE BRANCHES, DIAMETER APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES, WERE DOWNED ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SMALLER DOWNED BRANCHES WERE ALSO VISIBLE ALONG ROUTE 1 AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:24 PM EST THE TORNADO LIFTED OVER HOPEDALE AVE IN WICKFORD, RHODE ISLAND. THE BASIS FOR THE EF-0 RATING LIES IN SEVERAL UPROOTED OR SNAPPED HARDWOOD TREES, AND MINOR SHEARING OF TREETOPS ON A FEW STANDING TREES. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ASIDE FROM THE BUILDING ON HIMES STREET, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DOWNED TREE. && EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$ SMITH/LOCONTO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
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