Storms in Rhode Island in 2009
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2009, 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 2009 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
- 37
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $87,000
- Episodes
- 11
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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 9 | $20,000 |
| Flash Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2009
March 2009
June 2009
July 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Rhode Island, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, July 2, 2009
- Hail in Rhode Island, July 3, 2009
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, July 31, 2009
August 2009
- Flood and Lightning Strikes in Rhode Island, August 5, 2009
- Coastal Flood and High Surf in Rhode Island, August 22, 2009
December 2009
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2009Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2009Warnings in Rhode Island in 200920082010
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.