Hail, Providence
- When
- June 20, 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Providence County, Cranston
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, June 20, 1995
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 20:08 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Providence
- When
- June 20, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Providence County, Cranston
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- June 20, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, West Greenwich
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Kent
- When
- June 20, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, West Warwick
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Washington
- When
- June 20, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Point Judith
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of Rhode Island producing large hail, gusty winds, and lightning strikes. In Johnston, the police department reported golf ball-size hail. Several houses were struck by lightning in Cranston as reported by the fire department and power lines were reported downed in Cranston and West Greenwich. Dime-size hail was reported in West Warwick. Nickel- to quarter-size hail was reported at Point Judith.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 20, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 20, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 20, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 20 to 22, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 20, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 20, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 20, 1995
- Hail in New York, June 20, 1995
- Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 20, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 20, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 20, 1995
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, June 1995
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: 10345402, 10345403, 10345356, 10345357, 10347332.