Thunderstorm Wind, Providence
- When
- May 21, 3:10 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Providence County, North Providence
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -71.470
Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, May 21, 1996
A cold front moving rapidly into a hot, humid, air mass set the stage for severe thunderstorms. A wind gust to 68 mph was reported in Burrillville and a gust to 71 mph was reported in North Providence.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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.
A cold front moving rapidly into a hot, humid, air mass set the stage for severe thunderstorms. A wind gust to 68 mph was reported in Burrillville and a gust to 71 mph was reported in North Providence. Trees and wires were reported down in Smithfield and a tree was blown down on a house in Lincoln.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 21, 1996
- Flood in Michigan, May 21 to 24, 1996
- Flood in Michigan, May 21 to 23, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 21, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, May 21, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 21, 1996
- Flood in Michigan, May 21 to 22, 1996
- Flood in Michigan, May 21, 1996
- Hail in Ohio, May 21, 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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5557552.