Rhode Island, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, August 13, 1994

August 13, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Kent

When
August 13, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Kent County, Coventry
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
41.680, -71.570

A small tornado touched down along a line near Hope Furnace Road to Clarke Road to Oak Street to Howard Avenue. Residents reported seeing the funnel. Many trees were uprooted and three poles snapped off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Providence

When
August 13, 5:30 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
Where
Providence County, Scituate
Coordinates
41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tops of many trees were sheared off and poles were reported knocked down.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Rhode Island in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Rhode Island, 1994Warnings in Rhode Island, August 1994

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10345354, 10345400.