Strong Wind, Southeast Providence
- When
- December 2, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Providence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Rhode Island, December 2, 1996
Strong south winds and periods of heavy rain occurred ahead of an eastward moving cold front. South winds reached a peak gust of 50 mph in Tiverton at 2:21 AM, 46 mph on Block Island , and 41 mph in downtown Providence during the next several hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Strong south winds and periods of heavy rain occurred ahead of an eastward moving cold front. South winds reached a peak gust of 50 mph in Tiverton at 2:21 AM, 46 mph on Block Island , and 41 mph in downtown Providence during the next several hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Newport
- When
- December 2, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Newport forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -71.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- December 2, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Marine High Wind in California, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in New York, December 2 to 3, 1996
- Flash Flooding in Maine, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 2, 1996
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 2, 1996
- Flooding in New York, December 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, December 1996
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: 5584493, 5584494, 5584495.