Strong Wind, Northwest Providence
- When
- October 28, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Providence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 28, 2000
An intensifying storm system moving away from the East Coast combined with a strong cold front passing through New England to bring strong winds to northern Rhode Island. The strongest winds were felt in the higher elevations of Providence County, where a porch was blown down in West Glocester, near George Washington State Park.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 storm system moving away from the East Coast combined with a strong cold front passing through New England to bring strong winds to northern Rhode Island. The strongest winds were felt in the higher elevations of Providence County, where a porch was blown down in West Glocester, near George Washington State Park.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Strong Wind in Maine, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, October 28 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 29, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 28, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, October 28 to 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, October 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: 5156811.