Storm History: Newport County, Rhode Island
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Newport County, Rhode Island: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 286
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $8.3 million
- Episodes
- 233
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 55 | 1 | 0 | $289,000 |
| Strong Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 35 | 0 | 0 | $204,000 |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $103,000 |
| Winter Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Hail | 14 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 11 | 1 | 0 | $62,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $555,000 |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 2 | 3 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, March 29, 2010
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 22, 2021
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow, March 26, 2001
- High Wind, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2021
- High Wind, November 13, 2003
- Blizzard, January 26, 2015
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2009
- High Wind, October 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2003
- Flood, March 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2020
- Lightning, September 2, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2026
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2026
- Flood, May 16, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- High Wind, April 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 10, 2024
- Coastal Flood, December 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2023
- Coastal Flood, December 23, 2022
- Strong Wind, December 16, 2022
- High Wind, April 19, 2022
- High Wind, February 18, 2022
- Blizzard, January 28, 2022
- Tornado, November 13, 2021
- Flood, November 12, 2021
- High Wind, October 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2021
- Tropical Storm, August 22, 2021
- High Wind, March 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- High Wind, October 16, 2019
- High Wind, October 10, 2019
- Tornado, October 2, 2019
- Flood, August 7, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Blizzard, March 3, 2019
- High Wind, February 25, 2019
- High Wind, January 24, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 28, 2018
- High Surf, October 28, 2018
- Blizzard, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2018
- Blizzard, January 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2017
- Flood, October 29, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Strong Wind, October 23, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 13, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2016
- Flood, June 21, 2016
- High Wind, April 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2016
- High Wind, February 16, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2016
- Coastal Flood, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2016
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2016
- Flood, July 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2015
- Blizzard, January 26, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2014
- Hail, August 7, 2014
- High Surf, August 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2014
- Flood, June 7, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2013
- Blizzard, February 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2012
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012
- Flood, August 15, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Drought, April 12, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2012
- High Wind, October 29, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2010
- Coastal Flood, September 3, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2010
- Flood, March 29, 2010
- Flood, March 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2010
- Blizzard, December 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2008
- Strong Wind, October 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2008
- Flood, March 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2008
- High Wind, December 23, 2007
- High Wind, November 3, 2007
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Flood, March 2, 2007
- Flood, October 28, 2006
- Hail, August 2, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Flood, June 7, 2006
- Blizzard, February 12, 2006
- Strong Wind, January 15, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2005
- High Wind, October 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2005
- High Wind, May 7, 2005
- High Wind, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2003
- High Wind, November 13, 2003
- Heavy Rain, April 11, 2003
- Heavy Rain, March 29, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2002
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 26, 2001
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2001
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2001
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2001
- High Wind, December 17, 2000
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Lightning, September 9, 2000
- Lightning, September 2, 2000
- Hail, May 24, 2000
- Strong Wind, May 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2000
- Strong Wind, April 8, 2000
- Heavy Rain, March 11, 2000
- High Wind, February 14, 2000
- Strong Wind, January 21, 2000
- Strong Wind, January 16, 2000
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2000
- High Wind, November 2, 1999
- Strong Wind, October 18, 1999
- Strong Wind, October 14, 1999
- Strong Wind, September 30, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 10, 1999
- Hail, July 26, 1999
- Lightning, July 4, 1999
- Heavy Rain, May 23, 1999
- High Wind, March 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 1999
- Strong Wind, March 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 1999
- High Wind, February 2, 1999
- High Wind, January 18, 1999
- Strong Wind, January 15, 1999
- High Wind, January 3, 1999
- Strong Wind, November 26, 1998
- Strong Wind, November 11, 1998
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 1998
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 1998
- Strong Wind, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 13, 1998
- Strong Wind, April 9, 1998
- Heavy Rain, April 1, 1998
- Strong Wind, March 21, 1998
- Strong Wind, March 12, 1998
- Flood, March 8, 1998
- Strong Wind, February 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 18, 1998
- High Wind, February 4, 1998
- Strong Wind, December 29, 1997
- Strong Wind, December 14, 1997
- Strong Wind, December 2, 1997
- High Wind, November 27, 1997
- High Wind, November 1, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 29, 1997
- High Wind, August 21, 1997
- Hail, August 6, 1997
- Strong Wind, July 25, 1997
- Hail, June 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind, March 26, 1997
- High Wind, March 6, 1997
- Strong Wind, February 20, 1997
- High Wind, January 25, 1997
- Coastal Flood, January 10, 1997
- Strong Wind, December 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 1996
- Strong Wind, December 2, 1996
- High Wind, November 8, 1996
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 1996
- High Wind, October 19, 1996
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 1996
- Strong Wind, October 8, 1996
- Heavy Rain, September 18, 1996
- High Wind, July 13, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 1996
- High Wind, April 16, 1996
- Winter Weather, March 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 1996
- High Wind, February 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 1996
- High Wind, January 27, 1996
- High Wind, January 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 1995
- Hail, May 23, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 1974
More
Tornadoes in Newport CountyEvery warning in Newport County since 1986Every county in Rhode Island
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.