Strong Wind, Southeast Providence
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Providence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 12, 1998
Strong west to northwest winds in the wake of an Arctic cold front gusted to near 50 mph. Some peak gusts included: Tiverton, 52 mph; Newport, 50 mph; and Providence, 48 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
Strong west to northwest winds in the wake of an Arctic cold front gusted to near 50 mph. Some peak gusts included: Tiverton, 52 mph; Newport, 50 mph; and Providence, 48 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Western Kent
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northwest Providence
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Providence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Bristol
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.706, -71.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Eastern Kent
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Newport
- When
- March 12, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newport forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -71.281 (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
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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: 5642328, 5642329, 5642330, 5643113, 5643114, 5643115, 5643116.