A strong low pressure system departing toward the Canadian Maritimes, combined with an area of high pressure moving east from the Great Lakes, produced a large pressure gradient that resulted in high winds across northern Rhode Island. These winds brought down limbs, trees, and power lines, causing scattered power outages across the region.
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A strong low pressure system departing toward the Canadian Maritimes, combined with an area of high pressure moving east from the Great Lakes, produced a large pressure gradient that resulted in high winds across northern Rhode Island. These winds brought down limbs, trees, and power lines, causing scattered power outages across the region. Damage was reported across Providence County. Multiple trees, limbs, and wires were reported down in Cumberland, Woonsocket, Johnston, and East Providence. In addition, strong wind gusts knocked a large tree down on wires on Morgan Avenue in Johnston, which temporarily knocked out power to the Johnston NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio. No injuries directly resulted from this high wind event.
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2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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Every storm in Rhode Island in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, October 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5476914, 5476915.