Weather alerts in Rhode Island, 2009

162 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 162
Warnings: 39
Watches: 24
Advisories: 79
Busiest month: July45 alerts
Busiest day: July 1, 20099 alerts

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By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 5, 3:33 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Providence	24 hr
Jan 6, 4:53 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	32 hr
Jan 7, 12:10 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Providence	4 hr
Jan 7, 6:08 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Providence	3 hr
Jan 7, 9:16 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	8 hr
Jan 7, 10:50 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Washington	6 hr
Jan 7, 4:32 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Washington	19 hr
Jan 7, 4:32 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	26 hr
Jan 9, 4:25 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	24 hr
Jan 10, 4:39 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	30 hr
Jan 10, 4:39 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	29 hr
Jan 10, 7:58 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Jan 14, 4:02 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	29 hr
Jan 17, 4:22 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	22 hr
Jan 17, 4:22 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	22 hr
Jan 18, 4:16 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	14 hr
Jan 26, 3:35 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	24 hr
Jan 27, 3:28 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Providence	45 hr
Jan 27, 3:51 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	23 hr
Jan 28, 3:33 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Washington	23 hr
Feb 3, 4:40 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	22 hr
Feb 11, 4:40 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	11 hr
Feb 11, 3:48 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	36 hr
Feb 18, 4:21 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Providence	24 hr
Feb 19, 4:55 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Feb 27, 3:34 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	16 hr
Feb 28, 5:07 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	36 hr
Mar 1, 4:27 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	35 hr
Mar 1, 4:27 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport	12 hr
Mar 1, 4:43 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	26 hr
Mar 1, 9:09 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Mar 2, 12:41 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Apr 2, 8:40 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	12 hr
Apr 3, 5:39 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	6 hr
Apr 6, 4:35 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	17 hr
Apr 6, 2:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Apr 15, 11:56 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Providence	6 hr
Apr 15, 4:37 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Providence	10 hr
Apr 16, 4:50 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	11 hr
Apr 17, 4:11 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	16 hr
Apr 20, 4:19 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington	24 hr
Apr 27, 4:40 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	12 hr
Apr 28, 4:26 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	17 hr
Apr 29, 4:17 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Washington	27 hr
May 15, 9:54 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	10 hr
May 18, 4:18 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Providence	27 hr
May 20, 4:12 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	BOX	Providence	12 hr
May 21, 3:47 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	BOX	Providence	16 hr
May 24, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	43 min
May 27, 9:32 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Washington	7 hr
Jun 12, 4:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	106 min
Jun 19, 4:35 PM EDT	Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	36 hr
Jun 27, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	33 min
Jun 27, 4:38 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence	67 min
Jun 27, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	55 min
Jun 27, 7:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	3 hr
Jun 27, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Washington	55 min
Jul 1, 4:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	42 hr
Jul 1, 10:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Washington	39 min
Jul 1, 10:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Jul 1, 12:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Washington	3 hr
Jul 1, 12:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Newport, Washington	25 min
Jul 1, 12:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Newport, Washington	28 min
Jul 1, 1:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Kent, Washington	6 hr
Jul 1, 1:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Newport	25 min
Jul 1, 2:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Providence	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Jul 2, 6:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Providence	3 hr
Jul 2, 10:25 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	3 hr
Jul 2, 10:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Washington	2 hr
Jul 2, 11:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	2 hr
Jul 2, 3:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	55 min
Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Providence	3 hr
Jul 3, 4:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	16 hr
Jul 3, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	36 min
Jul 7, 11:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Kent, Providence, Washington	8 hr
Jul 7, 2:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, Providence, Washington	90 min
Jul 7, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	64 min
Jul 7, 4:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Jul 7, 7:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	4 hr
Jul 8, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	38 min
Jul 8, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Newport	45 min
Jul 8, 5:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport	62 min
Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington	57 min
Jul 21, 9:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	6 hr
Jul 23, 2:54 PM EDT	Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	19 hr
Jul 23, 4:16 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	28 hr
Jul 23, 10:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Jul 23, 10:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent	4 hr
Jul 24, 2:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Jul 24, 4:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	23 hr
Jul 26, 4:38 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	24 hr
Jul 26, 1:13 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Jul 26, 3:14 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Jul 26, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	7 hr
Jul 26, 6:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	113 min
Jul 27, 12:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	22 min
Jul 31, 2:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence	88 min
Jul 31, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	42 min
Jul 31, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	55 min
Jul 31, 4:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Aug 5, 2:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	59 min
Aug 5, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	52 min
Aug 5, 7:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	58 min
Aug 5, 8:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport	32 min
Aug 10, 4:13 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	11 hr
Aug 21, 4:23 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	72 hr
Aug 21, 5:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	80 min
Aug 28, 11:07 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Newport, Washington	6 hr
Aug 28, 4:29 PM EDT	Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	26 hr
Aug 28, 5:18 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	53 hr
Aug 29, 1:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Sep 10, 3:38 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Washington	26 hr
Sep 28, 4:01 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	16 hr
Oct 3, 4:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	5 hr
Oct 3, 9:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport	3 hr
Oct 3, 11:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 hr
Oct 3, 12:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport	2 hr
Oct 6, 3:28 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	36 hr
Oct 7, 9:47 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Oct 11, 3:05 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	29 hr
Oct 14, 4:09 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	28 hr
Oct 14, 4:09 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	28 hr
Oct 14, 4:43 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	36 hr
Oct 15, 4:43 AM EDT	High Wind Watch	BOX	Washington	65 hr
Oct 15, 4:43 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	29 hr
Oct 16, 4:18 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Washington	7 hr
Oct 17, 3:59 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	13 hr
Oct 17, 4:15 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	36 hr
Oct 19, 11:42 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	BOX	Washington	7 hr
Oct 24, 9:19 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	5 hr
Oct 28, 4:11 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Washington	23 hr
Nov 6, 4:02 PM EST	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Washington	15 hr
Nov 12, 5:16 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Washington	42 hr
Nov 27, 4:10 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	34 hr
Nov 28, 8:40 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	6 hr
Dec 2, 4:06 AM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	12 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	12 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 PM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	18 hr
Dec 2, 4:16 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	20 hr
Dec 2, 4:25 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	18 hr
Dec 2, 4:25 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	18 hr
Dec 3, 5:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	112 min
Dec 3, 10:06 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Washington	3 hr
Dec 5, 4:36 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	22 hr
Dec 8, 3:39 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	27 hr
Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Providence	21 hr
Dec 8, 3:59 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	19 hr
Dec 8, 4:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	23 hr
Dec 9, 6:45 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Washington	7 hr
Dec 18, 4:17 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Newport, Washington	11 hr
Dec 18, 3:20 PM EST	Blizzard Watch	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Washington	13 hr
Dec 18, 3:20 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Kent, Providence	13 hr
Dec 19, 4:23 AM EST	Blizzard Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	33 hr
Dec 19, 4:23 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	32 hr
Dec 19, 7:25 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	5 hr
Dec 20, 12:32 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Dec 25, 4:25 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	3 hr
Dec 25, 7:09 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	27 hr
Dec 29, 4:04 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	21 hr
Dec 31, 4:03 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	11 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	17
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	17
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Watch	3
Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	26
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	6
Blizzard Watch	1
Winter Storm Watch	6
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	14
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Frost Advisory	5
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	4
Wind Advisory	18
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fire Weather Watch	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	4
High Surf Advisory	5
Coastal Flood Statement	3

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record The radar archive 2008 2010

Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.