Weather alerts in Rhode Island, 2025

102 weather alerts in 2025, 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 102
Warnings: 24
Watches: 14
Advisories: 42
Busiest month: July27 alerts
Busiest day: July 1, 20255 alerts

Over time

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 17, 3:07 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Providence	35 hr
Jan 18, 2:33 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Providence	40 hr
Jan 19, 1:42 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington	29 hr
Jan 28, 9:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Providence	24 min
Jan 28, 10:22 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	38 min
Jan 28, 10:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington	12 min
Jan 29, 3:35 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	18 hr
Feb 2, 2:02 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	13 hr
Feb 4, 2:27 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	53 hr
Feb 6, 2:39 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	36 hr
Feb 8, 2:55 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	30 hr
Feb 8, 2:55 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Washington	30 hr
Feb 8, 6:21 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Feb 8, 10:01 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 hr
Feb 11, 1:58 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Providence	43 hr
Feb 13, 3:28 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Providence	36 hr
Feb 14, 4:05 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	66 hr
Feb 15, 3:32 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	24 hr
Feb 16, 3:16 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	62 hr
Mar 5, 1:46 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	27 hr
Mar 6, 2:19 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	41 hr
Mar 17, 7:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent, Providence	113 min
Mar 17, 11:47 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BOX	Washington	26 hr
Mar 31, 3:07 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	7 hr
May 3, 3:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Providence	88 min
May 21, 2:00 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	33 hr
May 22, 4:30 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence	19 hr
May 31, 11:18 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Washington	10 hr
May 31, 2:34 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	BOX	Washington	28 hr
Jun 6, 12:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, Providence	119 min
Jun 10, 3:36 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	BOX	Washington	34 hr
Jun 18, 7:55 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Providence	36 hr
Jun 19, 2:24 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	BOX	Newport, Washington	41 hr
Jun 20, 1:19 PM EDT	Extreme Heat Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	13 hr
Jun 21, 2:04 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	5 days
Jun 21, 2:04 AM EDT	Extreme Heat Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 days
Jul 1, 4:00 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington	3 hr
Jul 1, 4:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Providence	86 min
Jul 1, 5:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, Providence	2 hr
Jul 1, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	51 min
Jul 1, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	28 min
Jul 3, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	7 hr
Jul 3, 3:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Jul 3, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	66 min
Jul 3, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	44 min
Jul 4, 12:43 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	4 days
Jul 7, 1:23 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Newport, Washington	31 hr
Jul 8, 2:34 AM EDT	Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	23 hr
Jul 8, 12:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	2 hr
Jul 8, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	60 min
Jul 8, 11:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	49 min
Jul 9, 12:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Newport	98 min
Jul 10, 2:10 AM EDT	Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	8 hr
Jul 10, 5:48 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Providence	107 min
Jul 14, 9:04 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	3 days
Jul 20, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	5 hr
Jul 20, 7:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	83 min
Jul 22, 1:00 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence	3 days
Jul 25, 1:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	85 min
Jul 25, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	7 hr
Jul 25, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	54 min
Jul 25, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence	56 min
Jul 26, 1:36 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	4 days
Aug 18, 3:13 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	5 days
Aug 20, 2:42 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	59 hr
Aug 21, 1:03 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	21 hr
Aug 23, 8:04 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	BOX	Newport, Washington	24 hr
Aug 29, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence	32 min
Sep 6, 1:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Providence	7 hr
Sep 6, 3:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Providence	86 min
Sep 6, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	55 min
Sep 6, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOX	Providence	54 min
Sep 24, 8:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent	63 min
Sep 25, 7:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Bristol, Kent	66 min
Sep 25, 7:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Providence, Washington	6 hr
Sep 25, 8:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOX	Bristol, Newport	5 hr
Oct 1, 1:54 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	18 hr
Oct 8, 3:06 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	23 hr
Oct 9, 2:28 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence	31 hr
Oct 9, 2:28 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	31 hr
Oct 9, 2:20 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Washington	44 hr
Oct 10, 1:55 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	BOX	Washington	23 hr
Oct 10, 2:09 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Washington	3 days
Oct 11, 10:20 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	32 hr
Oct 11, 1:06 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	BOX	Washington	43 hr
Oct 12, 2:18 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	18 hr
Oct 13, 4:10 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Newport, Washington	15 hr
Oct 13, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BOX	Kent	85 min
Oct 19, 3:07 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	19 hr
Oct 30, 2:11 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	39 hr
Nov 3, 1:31 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	29 hr
Nov 4, 10:00 AM EST	High Wind Watch	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	26 hr
Nov 5, 12:47 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Washington	26 hr
Nov 5, 11:52 AM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	17 hr
Dec 1, 12:35 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Providence	42 hr
Dec 10, 1:05 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	38 hr
Dec 13, 12:54 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	42 hr
Dec 17, 1:45 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	64 hr
Dec 18, 12:22 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	39 hr
Dec 25, 12:58 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	43 hr
Dec 27, 12:40 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BOX	Kent, Providence, Washington	41 hr
Dec 29, 12:39 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BOX	Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	31 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	11
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	4
Mesoscale Discussion	11
Special Weather Statement	7
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	2
Flood Watch	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	1
Extreme Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	7
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	3
Wind Advisory	12
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	8
High Surf Advisory	2
Rip Current Statement	4

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

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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.