Storms in Rhode Island in 2018
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2018, 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 2018 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
- 71
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| High Wind | 9 | 1 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| High Surf | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2018
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Rhode Island, January 4 to 5, 2018
- Flood in Rhode Island, January 13, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Rhode Island, January 29 to 30, 2018
February 2018
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, February 14, 2018
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, February 17 to 18, 2018
March 2018
- High Wind in Rhode Island, March 2 to 3, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Rhode Island, March 7 to 8, 2018
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Rhode Island, March 12 to 13, 2018
April 2018
May 2018
July 2018
August 2018
September 2018
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, September 6, 2018
- Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Rhode Island, September 25 to 26, 2018
October 2018
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 15 to 16, 2018
- Tornado in Rhode Island, October 23, 2018
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 27, 2018
- High Surf in Rhode Island, October 28, 2018
November 2018
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, November 3, 2018
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, November 15 to 16, 2018
December 2018
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2018Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2018Warnings in Rhode Island in 201820172019
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.