Storms in Rhode Island in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2012, 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 2012 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
- 99
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 3 | $70,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $275,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 1 | $11 million |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $88,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2012
- High Wind in Rhode Island, January 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, January 19 to 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Rhode Island, January 21, 2012
February 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, July 24, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Rhode Island, July 28, 2012
August 2012
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, August 10, 2012
- Flooding in Rhode Island, August 15, 2012
September 2012
October 2012
- Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, October 20, 2012
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, October 29, 2012
November 2012
December 2012
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2012Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2012Warnings in Rhode Island in 201220112013
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.