Thunderstorm Wind, Providence
- When
- April 4, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Providence County
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, April 4, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- April 4, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 4, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Newport
- When
- April 4, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Newport County
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -71.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A fast moving squall line preceding a strong Arctic cold front produced strong to severe thunderstorms with wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Some locations experienced gusts in excess of 60 mph. The National Weather Service at T.F. Green Airport in West Warwick recorded a peak wind gusts to 58 mph. Numerous trees were reported blown down in Scituate, Cumberland, and Lincoln. Trees also were reported knocked down in Warwick and West Greenwich. In Richmond, which is in Washington County, a 20 x 100 foot section of roof was blown off of the state police barracks. In Newport County, in both Middletown and Tiverton, power lines were reported knocked down.
What these are
- 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
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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: 10345401, 10345355, 10347331, 10345374.