Storms in Rhode Island in 2016
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2016, 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 2016 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
- 178
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $908,000
- Episodes
- 37
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 | 41 | 0 | 0 | $155,000 |
| Strong Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $36,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 27 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Drought | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 1 | $122,000 |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $305,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $160,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2016
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 10, 2016
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 19, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 23 to 24, 2016
February 2016
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 5, 2016
- Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 8 to 9, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Rhode Island, February 14, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 16, 2016
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 2016
March 2016
- High Wind in Rhode Island, March 2, 2016
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 17, 2016
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, March 21, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 31, 2016
April 2016
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 2016
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Rhode Island, April 3, 2016
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Rhode Island, April 4 to 5, 2016
June 2016
July 2016
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, July 7, 2016
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 15, 2016
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, July 17, 2016
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 22 to 23, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 23, 2016
August 2016
- Drought in Rhode Island, August 2 to 31, 2016
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, August 6, 2016
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, August 12, 2016
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, August 13 to 14, 2016
September 2016
- Drought in Rhode Island, September 1 to 30, 2016
- Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 5, 2016
- Drought in Rhode Island, September 13 to 30, 2016
October 2016
- Drought in Rhode Island, October 1 to 31, 2016
- High Wind in Rhode Island, October 9, 2016
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 23, 2016
November 2016
- Drought in Rhode Island, November 1 to 30, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 20 to 21, 2016
December 2016
More
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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.