Flash Flood, Providence
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Providence County, South Foster
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ponaganset River
Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, July 1 to 2, 1998
Heavy rainfall on June 30th resulted in flooding of small streams with at least two streams continuing above flood stage into July 1st. 31 feet at 5 PM, then fell below flood stage at 3 AM on July 1st.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Heavy rainfall on June 30th resulted in flooding of small streams with at least two streams continuing above flood stage into July 1st. In Providence County, the Ponaganset River in South Foster had reached flood stage at 1 PM on June 30th, crested at 6.31 feet at 5 PM, then fell below flood stage at 3 AM on July 1st. The Woonasquatucket River in North Providence had reached flood stage at 8:10 PM on June 30th and then fell below flood stage at 7 AM on July 1st. In Cranston, the Pawtuxet River did not reach flood stage until 10:15 AM on July 1st, crested at 9.40 feet at 8 PM on the 1st, and then fell below flood stage at 10 AM on July 2nd. No other flooding was reported during the rest of the month of July.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Providence
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Providence County, North Providence
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Woonasquatucket River
Flash Flood, Providence
- When
- July 1, 9:15 AM EST to July 2, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Providence County, Cranston
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pawtuxet River
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5665779, 5665780, 5665781.