Strong Wind, Southeast Providence
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 26, 1998
Strong south-southwest winds gusting to 35 to 50 mph occurred across central and southern portions of the state. A peak gust to 35 mph was recorded at Providence.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 south-southwest winds gusting to 35 to 50 mph occurred across central and southern portions of the state. A peak gust to 35 mph was recorded at Providence.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Bristol
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- March 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 26, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Texas, March 26, 1998
- Heat in West Virginia, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, March 26, 1998
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 26, 1998
- Heat in Ohio, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 26 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, March 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, March 1998
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: 5642337, 5642338, 5642339, 5642340, 5642341.