NWS Boston/Norton MAHW.W 0005September 24, 2026
High Wind Warning: Southeast Providence, Western Kent and Eastern Kent, RI
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a high wind warning for Southeast Providence, Western Kent and Eastern Kent in Rhode Island, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on September 27. It was the 5th high wind warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Rhode Island had 1 high wind warning in September 2026, against 0 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Rhode Island's high wind warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 42 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Southeast Providence, Western Kent and Eastern Kent
- State
- Rhode Island
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:38 p.m. EDT, September 24, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, September 25, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, September 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX HW.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Kent County, and Southeast Providence RI. * WHEN...From 8 AM Friday to 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.