Powerful low pressure moved from eastern Pennsylvania across central Connecticut and central Massachusetts on February 7, 2020.  A southerly jet of 85 to 95 mph was just above the surface at 925 mb.  Damaging winds occurred across much of eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island with some damage reported farther to the west.
There were widespread power outages and numerous trees down, some falling on homes and vehicles.

High Wind in EASTERN KENT, RHODE ISLAND
From 07-FEB-20 13:52:00 to 07-FEB-20 17:49:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 8.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The ASOS at T. F. Green Airport recorded a wind gust to 60 mph at 152 PM EST.  In Warwick... at 202 PM EST, a tree was down on Spofford Avenue; at 307 PM EST, a large tree was down on a house on Hawksley Avenue; at 436 PM EST, a tree and wires were down on Webb Avenue; and at 549 PM EST, a tree was down on a house on George Arden Avenue.

High Wind in NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
From 07-FEB-20 14:45:00 to 07-FEB-20 17:33:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

In Little Compton, the mesonet site at Sakonnet Vineyards measured a gust to 74 mph at 333 PM EST.  At 302 PM EST, a mesonet site at Newport recorded a gust to 62 mph.  Earlier, at 238 PM EST, the ASOS at Newport Airport recorded a gust to 53 mph.  In Jamestown at approximately 3 PM EST, the media reported that a copper roof was blown off of a signal building next to Beavertail Lighthouse.  In Newport between 330 PM and 533 PM EST, multiple trees were reported down across town.  In Middletown at 426 PM EST, a large tree was down on Boulevard East.

High Wind in WASHINGTON, RHODE ISLAND
From 07-FEB-20 14:30:00 to 07-FEB-20 18:17:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

At 3 PM EST, the CWOP station at Charlestown recorded a gust to 69 mph.  At 251 PM EST, the Block Island Jetty mesonet site recorded a gust to 68 mph.  At 248 PM EST, the AWOS at Block Island Airport (KBID) recorded a gust to 60 mph.  Gusts to 54 mph, just below high wind criteria, were recorded a the University of Rhode Island mesonet site at 318 PM EST and at the Westerly Airport (KWST) ASOS at 316 PM EST.  In Narragansett at 617 PM EST, a tree and wires were reported down on Osceola Avenue. Charlestown Police said that they had trees down blocking roads all over the place.  And in South Kingstown, police reported multiple roads impassable.

High Wind in NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
From 07-FEB-20 15:45:00 to 07-FEB-20 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

In Cumberland at 345 PM EST, a NWS employee reported a large tree down.  Based on surrounding data, winds were estimated to have gusted to around 55 mph.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
From 07-FEB-20 15:00:00 to 07-FEB-20 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

In Central Falls, the Fire Department reported that at 530 PM EST a tree fell on Perry Street, injuring one person.  The Providence Journal reported that a tree smashed a parked car on Washington Street across from the Providence Public Safety Complex.  Between 3 PM and 4 PM, there were several measured gusts between 54 mph and 56 mph across the city of Providence, as well as in Smithfield.