Storms in Rhode Island in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2008, 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 2008 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
- 88
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $549,000
- Episodes
- 24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $261,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Flash Flood | 4 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| High Surf | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2008
February 2008
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, February 1, 2008
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 10, 2008
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 13, 2008
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 18, 2008
March 2008
- Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, March 5, 2008
- Flooding and Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, March 8 to 9, 2008
June 2008
- Heat in Rhode Island, June 9 to 10, 2008
- Hail in Rhode Island, June 17, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Rhode Island, June 24, 2008
July 2008
- Dense Fog in Rhode Island, July 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 2, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, July 23, 2008
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, July 27, 2008
August 2008
September 2008
- Tropical Storm and Flooding in Rhode Island, September 6 to 7, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, September 9, 2008
- High Surf in Rhode Island, September 28, 2008
October 2008
December 2008
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2008Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2008Warnings in Rhode Island in 200820072009
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.