Coastal Flood in Rhode Island

Events

41

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$11 million

• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, October 29, 20121 injured · $11 million · 75 kt wind · 10 eventsSuperstorm Sandy, a hybrid storm with both tropical and extra-tropical characteristics, brought high winds and coastal flooding to southern New England.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, April 15 to 17, 2007$253,000 · 53 kt wind · 20 eventsAn unusually strong and slow moving coastal storm for mid April tracked to western Long Island Sound on April 16th before weakening slowly and drifting offshore.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, October 28 to 29, 2006$202,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 eventsLow pressure intensified as it tracked from the mid Atlantic states to New England. This system brought damaging winds to much of central and southern Rhode Island, where trained spotters and amateur radio operators reported many downed trees and power lines.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, March 8 to 9, 2008$76,000 · 66 kt wind · 11 eventsA powerful low pressure system tracked through eastern New York spreading heavy rain and strong winds across Southern New England. Heavy rain coinciding with spring snowmelt contributed to river flooding, especially along the Connecticut River.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, August 13, 2014$20,000 · 3 eventsAn area of low pressure over New York City lifted northeast across Southern New England. This worked together with a warm humid airmass to produce heavy downpours.
• Flash Flood and Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, January 13, 2024$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 eventsA low pressure system over the southern Plains strengthened significantly as it reached the eastern Great Lakes. This placed New England on the warm side of the storm with strong SE winds and rain instead of snow.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, December 23, 2022$9,000 · 58 kt wind · 12 eventsLow pressure deepened rapidly as it tracked through the eastern Great Lakes.|The storm produced damaging southeast to south winds across much of southern New England and minor to moderate coastal flooding the east and south coasts.
• Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 8 to 9, 201653 kt wind · 10 eventsA very powerful low pressure system tracked up the east coast, passing southeast of Southern New England. This storm brought heavy snow and gusty winds, resulting in blizzard conditions along the Massachusetts east coast.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, December 18, 2023$5,000 · 63 kt wind · 7 eventsA strong storm system moved up the Atlantic coast Sunday night into Monday, merging with a short wave trough exiting the northern Great Plains and taking the surface low west of southern New England.
• Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 10, 19975 eventsA combination of a new-moon high tide and southeast winds that became southwest and gusted to 40 to 50 mph resulted in a storm tidal surge which reached 2 to 4 feet on Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in Rhode Island, August 22, 20092 eventsHurricane Bill developed into a tropical depression over the eastern Atlantic on August 15, 2009. Bill then strengthened into a hurricane over the next week, passing well to the east of Nantucket, August 22-23.
• Coastal Flood in Rhode Island, September 3, 20101 eventTropical Storm Earl made its closest pass to Southern New England the morning of September 4th, passing 98 miles to the southeast of Nantucket Island.

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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.