Strong Wind, Southeast Providence
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM EST to December 25, 12:00 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 24 to 25, 1996
Strong south to southwest winds ahead of an approaching cold front reached sustained speeds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph. A peak gust to 50 mph was reported from North Foster.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 to southwest winds ahead of an approaching cold front reached sustained speeds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph. A peak gust to 50 mph was reported from North Foster.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Bristol
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM EST to December 25, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.706, -71.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Eastern Kent
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM EST to December 25, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Newport
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM EST to December 25, 12:00 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 24, 12:00 PM EST to December 25, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Kent
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM EST to December 25, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (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
- Ice Storm in Oregon, December 24, 1996
- Cold in North Dakota, December 24, 1996
- Cold in Minnesota, December 24 to 26, 1996
- Heat and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 24 to 25, 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: 5582370, 5582371, 5582372, 5582373, 5582374, 5582375.