Rhode Island weather alerts
No National Weather Service watches, warnings or advisories are in force in Rhode Island right now.
Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT. Times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Rhode Island. Open it to see warnings and watches on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
Nothing is in force in Rhode Island right now. The National Weather Service issues watches, warnings and advisories for Rhode Island around the clock, and one appears here within a minute of being issued.
By county
Every county in Rhode Island, with what is in force there now. Each page adds the county's warning history for the past year.
What this means
- Warning
- The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
- Watch
- Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
- Advisory
- A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
- Statement
- Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.