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Richmond, Rhode Island

National Weather Service: High Surf Advisory, Areal Flood Watch

Current Conditions

Temp: 70°

Dew Point: 66°

Humidity: 88%

Wind: SSE 9 mph

Visibility: 2.5 miles

Pressure: 30.03 in. 0

Sky: Light Rain

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Almanac

Average High: 83°

Average Low: 65°

Record high/year: 94° (1987)

Record low/year: 52° (1950)

Sunrise: 5:34 AM

Sunset: 8:11 PM

Detailed History

Sun and Moon

Sunrise: 05:34 AM (EDT)

Moon Rise: 11:06 PM (EDT)

Sunset: 08:11 PM (EDT)

Moon Set: 12:14 PM (EDT)

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Local Radar

Local Satellite

Nowcast as of 7:05 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

Now

At 8 PM...showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 72. South winds 10 to 15 mph. At 10 PM...cloudy with a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. Temperature around 71. South winds around 10 mph. At 12 am...cloudy with a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. Temperature around 70. South winds around 10 mph.

Air Pollution

Air Pollution Forecast for Narragansett

Current	Air Quality: Good	Pollutant: PM2.5
Current	Air Quality: Good	Pollutant: OZONE
Thu	Air Quality: Good	Pollutant: OZONE
Thu	Air Quality: Good	Pollutant: PM2.5
Fri	Air Quality: Moderate	Pollutant: OZONE
Fri	Air Quality: Good	Pollutant: PM2.5
Sat	Air Quality: Moderate	Pollutant: OZONE
Sat	Air Quality: Good	Pollutant: PM2.5

Next 12 Hours

7 pm

10 pm

1 am

4 am

7 am

Chance of T-storms

T-storms

Chance of Rain

Partly Cloudy

72°

70°

68°

67°

70°

Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database

5-Day Forecast

Thursday

Hi 77° Lo 65° T-storms

Friday

Hi 83° Lo 65° Partly Cloudy

Saturday

Hi 83° Lo 65° Chance of T-storms

Sunday

Hi 81° Lo 67° Chance of T-storms

Monday

Hi 83° Lo 67° Chance of Rain

Forecast for Washington

Updated: 6:04 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

High surf advisory in effect until 8 am EDT Friday...

Tonight

Cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening...then a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Friday

Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Sunday

Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Sunday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday

Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80.

Wednesday Night and Thursday

Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

High Surf Advisory, Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 4:46 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

... High surf advisory remains in effect until 8 am EDT Friday...

A high surf advisory remains in effect until 8 am EDT Friday.

Building seas south of New England will reach 8 to 10 feet this
evening and then diminish below 7 feet by Friday morning.

A rip current... sometimes mistakenly called an undertow... is a
strong but narrow current of water flowing from the beach to the
surf zone. It can rapidly carry a swimmer into deeper water and
exhaust an individual trying to swim against it.

If you are a poor swimmer and are caught in a rip current... swim
parallel to the beach until out of its pull. Another means of
escape for those who are good swimmers is to ride the current out
beyond the surf zone where the rip current dissipates... then swim
toward shore outside the effect of the narrow rip current.

Do not attempt to swim back to shore directly against the
current... it can exhaust and drown even the strongest swimmer.

Heed the advice of the beach patrol and swim only at guarded
beaches. Watch your children. Be especially cautious near piers
and jetties where rip currents can be enhanced.

350 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2008

... Flood Watch remains in effect until 2 am EDT Friday...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northern Connecticut... Massachusetts... southern
New Hampshire and Rhode Island... including the following
areas... in northern Connecticut... Windham CT. In
Massachusetts... central Middlesex MA... eastern Essex MA...
eastern Norfolk MA... eastern Plymouth MA... northern Bristol
MA... northern Middlesex MA... northern Worcester MA... southeast
Middlesex MA... southern Bristol MA... southern Plymouth MA...
southern Worcester MA... Suffolk MA... western Essex MA...
western Norfolk MA and western Plymouth MA. In southern New
Hampshire... eastern Hillsborough NH and western and central
Hillsborough NH. In Rhode Island... Bristol RI... eastern Kent
RI... Newport RI... northwest Providence RI... southeast
Providence RI... Washington RI and western Kent RI.

* Until 2 am EDT Friday

* tropical moisture ahead of an approaching cold front continues to
bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to the region. Some
thunderstorms may bring localized heavy downpours of 1 to 3 inches
in one hour. As a result... the threat of flooding still exists.

* Drier... more stable air will begin to work its way eastward into
the Fitchburg to Worcester region as well as the Putnam Connecticut
area over the next few hours.

This product... along with other weather... hydrological and climate
information... is available on the web at http://weather.Gov/box.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Local Storm Report

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

07/23/2008 0357 PM

North Kingstown, Washington County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.

            Wires down in quonset

Public Information Statement Statement as of 6:10 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

... National Weather Service confirms EF1 tornado on July 23 in
Warren Rhode Island and Swansea Massachusetts...

A National Weather Service team has concluded a damage survey today
in a portion of eastern Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts.
We have determined that a waterspout occurred just off of Rumstick
Point in Barrington Rhode Island. This waterspout then moved onto
land over the southern portion of Warren near the Bristol line at
Hanley farm Road. It then continued eastward across the kickemuit
river in the Touisset Highlands section of Warren. It then crossed
the Cole river and continued to cause damage in the Ocean Grove
section of Swansea.

Most of the damage had a rating of EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale
with wind speeds of 65 to 75 mph. However there was one small
section of Warren... near the intersection of Route 136 and Harris
Avenue including Overhill Road in the Laurel Park area... that
demonstrated EF1 damage. Wind speeds in that area were estimated at
90 mph.

The tornado path length was 4.2 miles and for the most part was
continuous. It was very narrow with a path width of only 40 yards.
The waterspout off of Barrington was first observed at 4 PM. The
tornado hit Warren at 405 PM and Swansea at 410 PM.

The National Weather Service in Taunton had issued a special marine
warning for Narragansett Bay at 335 PM and mentioned the possibility
of a waterspout developing. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued
at 350 PM and it was upgraded to a Tornado Warning at 404 PM.

No injuries were reported. The majority of the damage was to
trees... some of which fell onto power lines and houses. There were
numerous eyewitness accounts of dark funnels... swirling
debris... intense roaring... and a garage door bowed out toward the
path of the tornado. A large tree near Harris Avenue was lifted up
and thrown 40 feet onto Route 136. At that location... small trailers
also had been blown onto Route 136.

Many thanks to the eyewitnesses... amateur radio operators... police
and fire officials... and local media who provided vital information
for this survey.

Personal Weather Stations

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Location: Near Charlestown School, Charlestown, RI

Updated: 7:02 PM EDT

Temperature: 68.4 °F

Dew Point: 66 °F

Humidity: 92%

Wind: Calm

Pressure: 30.03 in

Hourly Precipitation: 0.33 in

Heat Index: -

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