Storms in Rhode Island in 2021
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Rhode Island in 2021, 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 2021 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
- 72
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $2.1 million
- Episodes
- 18
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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $107,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 0 | $126,000 |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 2021
March 2021
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 1 to 2, 2021
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 29, 2021
April 2021
June 2021
July 2021
August 2021
September 2021
- Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, September 2, 2021
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Rhode Island, September 28, 2021
October 2021
November 2021
- Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, November 12, 2021
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, November 13, 2021
December 2021
More
Every year in Rhode IslandEvery state in 2021Tornadoes in Rhode Island in 2021Warnings in Rhode Island in 202120202022
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.