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National Weather Service Confirms Portsmouth Tornado
The EF-0 tornado was the first recorded in Newport County since record-keeping started in 1950, the NWS said.
PORTSMOUTH, RI — Newport County saw it's first-ever tornado during Wednesday's storm. On Thursday, the National Weather Service confirmed the EF-0 tornado in Portsmouth.
The last time a tornado was reported in Rhode Island was just under a year ago on Oct. 23 in North Providence. Since 1972, there have been a dozen confirmed tornadoes across the state. This is the first confirmed in Newport County since record-keeping started in 1950, the NWS said.
Double checking @NOAANCEIclimate storm data, since records began in 1950, this does appear to be the first recorded tornado in Newport County, RI Full list of confirmed RI tornadoes ... https://t.co/cZeJNmIKgv https://t.co/VMOwkBnihC
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 3, 2019
The tornado hit Portsmouth with winds of 65 miles per hour, the NWS said. There were no reported injuries or deaths as a result of the storm.
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CONFIRMED EF-0 TORNADO IN PORTSMOUTH, RI. An EF-0 tornado w/ winds of 65 mph impacted the community of Portsmouth, RI yesterday, October 2nd, 2019. More details will be made available later today when our storm survey team returns. pic.twitter.com/SmKlG6Ag7z
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 3, 2019
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