Strong Wind, Newport
- When
- January 16, 5:00 PM EST to January 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newport forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -71.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 16 to 17, 2000
An intensifying low pressure system in the Gulf of Maine brought strong northwest winds and bitterly cold wind chills to Rhode Island. The strongest winds were felt along the south coast, and also across the higher terrain of northwest Providence County.
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.
An intensifying low pressure system in the Gulf of Maine brought strong northwest winds and bitterly cold wind chills to Rhode Island. The strongest winds were felt along the south coast, and also across the higher terrain of northwest Providence County. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph were common, with gusts of 50 to 55 mph. No wind damage was reported.
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, Southeast Providence
- When
- January 16, 5:00 PM EST to January 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Providence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- January 16, 5:00 PM EST to January 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northwest Providence
- When
- January 16, 5:00 PM EST to January 17, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Providence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -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
- High Wind in Washington, January 16, 2000
- Rip Current in Guam, January 16, 2000
- Avalanche in Washington, January 16, 2000
- Tornado in Washington, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Washington, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 16, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, January 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, January 2000
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: 5126767, 5126768, 5126769, 5127949.