Hail, Kent
- When
- July 18, 3:27 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, West Warwick
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -71.517
Hail and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, July 18, 2000
Severe thunderstorms moved across Rhode Island ahead of a cold front. Hail the size of golf balls fell in West Warwick, and thunderstorm winds downed one large tree and several large branches.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Severe thunderstorms moved across Rhode Island ahead of a cold front. Hail the size of golf balls fell in West Warwick, and thunderstorm winds downed one large tree and several large branches. Traffic was momentarily snarled on Interstate 95 as the storm passed. Dime size hail fell in Hope.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:10 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Providence
- When
- July 18, 3:29 PM EST
- Where
- Providence County, Hope
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.733, -71.567
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- July 18, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, West Warwick
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -71.517
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 18, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, July 18, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 18, 2000
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: 5162718, 5162719, 5162720.