Strong Wind, Eastern Kent
- When
- July 25, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Rhode Island, July 25, 1997
Tropical Storm Danny, which had been racing east-northeastward over the Atlantic Ocean south of New England, suddenly turned northward toward southeastern Massachusetts in response to the development of an upper level low pressure system near New York City during the early morning hours. The center passed approximately 15 miles southeast of Nantucket Island late in the afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Tropical Storm Danny, which had been racing east-northeastward over the Atlantic Ocean south of New England, suddenly turned northward toward southeastern Massachusetts in response to the development of an upper level low pressure system near New York City during the early morning hours. The center passed approximately 15 miles southeast of Nantucket Island late in the afternoon. The storm produced some wind gusts to tropical storm strength along the southeast Rhode Island coast, with gusts mainly in the range of 30 to 45 mph from the northeast. A gust to 50 mph was measured at Warwick at 6 PM and 41 mph was reported from Tiverton at 4:20 PM along with 0.8 inches of rain. There were no reports of damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Bristol
- When
- July 25, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.706, -71.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Newport
- When
- July 25, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newport forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -71.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- July 25, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM 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
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Wisconsin, July 25, 1997
- Heat in Iowa, July 25 to 27, 1997
- Heat in Illinois, July 25 to 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 25, 1997
- Heat in Kentucky, July 25 to 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 25, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 25, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25 to 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 25, 1997
- Heat in Illinois, July 25 to 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, July 1997
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: 5614036, 5614037, 5614038, 5614039.