Storms in Rhode Island in 1996
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 1996, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Rhode Island in 1996 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 142
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $750,000
- Episodes
- 47
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, January 12, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, January 19, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, January 27, 1996
- Flood in Rhode Island, January 28, 1996
February 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 16 to 17, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 1996
March 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, March 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 7 to 8, 1996
April 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, April 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, April 9 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, April 16, 1996
- Flood in Rhode Island, April 17, 1996
May 1996
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, May 21, 1996
July 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
- Waterspout in Rhode Island, July 13, 1996
August 1996
September 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 18, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 18, 1996
October 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, October 8 to 9, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, October 8 to 9, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, October 8 to 9, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, October 8 to 9, 1996
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 8 to 9, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, October 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, October 20 to 21, 1996
- Flood in Rhode Island, October 21 to 22, 1996
November 1996
December 1996
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.