Storms in Rhode Island in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Rhode Island in 2002 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 31
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $189,000
- Episodes
- 14
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 5 | 0 | 1 | $17,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
April 2002
May 2002
June 2002
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, June 16, 2002
- Hail in Rhode Island, June 19, 2002
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, June 22, 2002
July 2002
August 2002
September 2002
- High Wind in Rhode Island, September 11, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 15 to 16, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 22 to 23, 2002
November 2002
December 2002
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2002Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2002Warnings in Rhode Island in 200220012003
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.