Storm History: Kent County, Rhode Island

Events

602

Deaths

3

Injuries

11

Damage

$30 million

Episodes

364

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.

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• Rip Current, June 20, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20101 death · $1.3 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flood, March 29, 2010$26 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20101 death · $1.3 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 15, 2005$420,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 1990$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 1997$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 1997$200,000 · 4 events here
• Flood, October 28, 2006$163,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 2003$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20052 injured · $100,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 2003$90,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2008$90,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2012$85,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015$80,000 · 72 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011$65,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 18, 2006$60,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 25, 2019$57,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 8, 1998$50,000 · 5 events here

• Hail, July 18, 2012$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2006$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 1997$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 19951.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19791.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 19641.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19561.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20241.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2020$700 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2019$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2025$100 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20151 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 18, 2023$1,000 · EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Kent County, with its track

• Blizzard, February 22, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20262 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2025$100 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 2025$11,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20241.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20241 event here
• Flood, May 16, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, January 13, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 10, 2024$500 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 18, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2023$1,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20232 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 23, 202258 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 2022$500 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 28, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20222 events here
• High Wind, December 11, 2021$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 13, 2021$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 2021$10,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 22, 2021$39,000 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 20, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2021$800 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 30, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2021$500 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, December 25, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20202 events here
• Flood, December 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 2020$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 2, 2020$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2020$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 30, 2020$500 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 30, 2020$800 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$20,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2020$700 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 9, 2020$600 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 2020$300 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2020$9,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 16, 2020$500 · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 1, 2019$8,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, October 31, 2019$5,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 16, 2019$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, October 10, 2019$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2019$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 3, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 25, 2019$57,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 201851 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 3, 2018$700 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 25, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 12, 2018$10,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 201862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 2018$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20182 events here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20172 events here
• Strong Wind, November 10, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 2017$14,000 · 62 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2017$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 12, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 7, 20172 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 201755 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20172 events here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2016$100 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 18, 2016$100 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20162 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 2016$100 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20162 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20162 events here
• Drought, September 13, 20162 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 5, 2016$30,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, August 12, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 2016$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 22, 2016$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2016$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2016$7,000 · 66 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20161 event here
• Coastal Flood, February 8, 201653 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 2016$15,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20162 events here
• Strong Wind, January 10, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 30, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015$80,000 · 72 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2015$5,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 17, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20153 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20152 events here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20152 events here
• Flood, October 22, 2014$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 26, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20131 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2013$23,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 7, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 18, 20132 events here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 8, 201355 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 31, 2013$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20122 events here
• High Wind, December 27, 201253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012$5,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 20, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 18, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2012$32,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2012$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2012$85,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, April 12, 20122 events here
• Winter Weather, February 29, 20122 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20122 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20122 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20111 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011$65,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20102 events here
• High Wind, November 8, 20101 event here
• Lightning, July 24, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20102 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2010$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 29, 2010$45,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20101 event here
• Flood, March 29, 2010$26 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20101 death · $1.3 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20101 event here
• High Wind, January 25, 2010$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20092 events here
• High Wind, December 3, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 5, 20099 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20090.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20092 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 31, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 20082 events here
• Flood, December 12, 2008$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 25, 200851 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 8, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2008$90,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, March 8, 2008$22,000 · 66 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 200863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 13, 2008$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 23, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20072 events here
• High Wind, November 3, 2007$22,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$45,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20071 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 2006$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, November 23, 2006$7,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 28, 2006$163,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2006$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 2006$30,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 18, 2006$60,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, January 15, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20052 injured · $100,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 25, 2005$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 15, 2005$420,000 · 4 events here
• High Wind, September 29, 2005$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2005$32,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, August 31, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 25, 2005$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20051 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 200562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20052 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20052 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20052 events here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20042 events here
• High Wind, December 1, 2004$20,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 7, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20032 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 2003$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2003$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, March 29, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 2003$90,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20032 events here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20032 events here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 20022 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 27, 20022 events here
• High Wind, September 11, 2002$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2002$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 12, 20011 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 4, 20011 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 3, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20012 events here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20012 events here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 20011 event here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 20012 events here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20012 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 30, 20001 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 200050 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 12, 200050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 10, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 29, 20001 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 9, 20001 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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Tornadoes in Kent CountyEvery warning in Kent County since 1986Every county in Rhode Island

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.