Strong Wind, Eastern Kent
- When
- May 18, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Rhode Island, May 18, 2000
Strong south winds buffeted parts of Rhode Island ahead of a cold front. F.
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.
Strong south winds buffeted parts of Rhode Island ahead of a cold front. A wind gust to 48 mph was reported at T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick, while sustained winds of 31 mph were reported on Block Island. The strong winds downed large branches in Tiverton.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Newport
- When
- May 18, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 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, Washington
- When
- May 18, 12:00 PM EST to 8:45 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)
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
- Heat in Texas, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, May 18 to 19, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Rip Current in California, May 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, May 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Alaska, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 18 to 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, May 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: 5148723, 5148724, 5148725.