Storms in Rhode Island in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2020, 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 2020 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
- 94
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $294,000
- Episodes
- 27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| High Wind | 22 | 0 | 1 | $82,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $129,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $32,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | $700 |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $34,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, April 9, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 13, 2020
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, April 18, 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
- Tropical Storm in Rhode Island, August 4, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, August 22, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, August 25, 2020
September 2020
October 2020
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 7, 2020
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Rhode Island, October 30, 2020
November 2020
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 1, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 2, 2020
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Rhode Island, November 15, 2020
- High Wind in Rhode Island, November 30, 2020
December 2020
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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.