Storms in Rhode Island in 1998
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 1998, 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 1998 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
- 139
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $458,000
- Episodes
- 30
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 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $408,000 |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1998
February 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, February 18, 1998
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 23 to 25, 1998
March 1998
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, March 8 to 10, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 12, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 26, 1998
- Heat in Rhode Island, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Rhode Island, March 28, 1998
- Heat in Rhode Island, March 31, 1998
April 1998
May 1998
June 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Rhode Island, June 13 to 16, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Rhode Island, June 19, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Rhode Island, June 30, 1998
July 1998
September 1998
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 22, 1998
- Heat in Rhode Island, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, September 27, 1998
October 1998
November 1998
December 1998
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 1998Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 1998Warnings in Rhode Island in 199819971999
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.