Storms in Rhode Island in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 1997, 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 1997 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
- 140
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $1.2 million
- Episodes
- 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | $700,000 |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | $440,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 11, 1997
- High Wind in Rhode Island, January 25, 1997
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, January 31, 1997
February 1997
March 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 6, 1997
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Rhode Island, March 31, 1997
April 1997
June 1997
July 1997
August 1997
- Hail in Rhode Island, August 6, 1997
- Funnel Clouds in Rhode Island, August 20, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, August 21, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, August 29, 1997
November 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, November 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, November 9, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 27, 1997
December 1997
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 1997Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 1997Warnings in Rhode Island in 199719961998
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.