Storms in Rhode Island in 2017
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2017, 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 2017 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
- 68
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $162,000
- Episodes
- 20
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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2017
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, January 7 to 8, 2017
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 23 to 24, 2017
February 2017
March 2017
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, March 10, 2017
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Rhode Island, March 14, 2017
July 2017
- Flooding in Rhode Island, July 7, 2017
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, July 12, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, July 13, 2017
August 2017
September 2017
- Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, September 6, 2017
- Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 20 to 22, 2017
- Flood and Hail in Rhode Island, September 30, 2017
October 2017
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 24 to 25, 2017
- Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, October 29 to 30, 2017
November 2017
December 2017
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.