Storms in Rhode Island in 2003
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2003, 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 2003 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
- 48
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $685,000
- Episodes
- 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | $290,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $365,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| High Surf | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2003
February 2003
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, February 7 to 8, 2003
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, February 17 to 18, 2003
March 2003
April 2003
May 2003
August 2003
September 2003
October 2003
November 2003
December 2003
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Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2003Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2003Warnings in Rhode Island in 200320022004
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.