Heavy Rain, Bristol
- When
- March 11, 3:00 PM EST to March 12, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bristol County, Bristol
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.706, -71.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, March 11 to 12, 2000
Low pressure moving north from the Appalachians brought heavy rain to southern Rhode Island, where rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common. The heavy rain caused minor flooding of poor drainage areas, including roadways.
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.
Low pressure moving north from the Appalachians brought heavy rain to southern Rhode Island, where rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common. The heavy rain caused minor flooding of poor drainage areas, including roadways. Some specific rainfall totals include 4.21 inches in Newport, 4.20 inches in North Kingstown, 3.55 inches in Middletown, and 3.37 inches in Tiverton.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Newport
- When
- March 11, 3:00 PM EST to March 12, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Newport County, Newport
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -71.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Washington
- When
- March 11, 3:00 PM EST to March 12, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington County, North Kingstown
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, March 11, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 11, 2000
- Hail and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, March 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: 5133484, 5133485, 5133486.