Rip Current in Rhode Island
Every rip current event the National Weather Service has filed in Rhode Island, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
The most significant on the map
The most significant rip current episodes in Rhode Island.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 4
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Rip Current in Rhode Island, June 20, 2021Strong rip currents off of Conimicut Point in Warwick, RI (Narragansett Bay) caused the drowning death of a 10 year old girl and of the 45 year old man who went in to attempt to rescue her.
- Damaging Winds and Rip Currents in Rhode Island, July 27, 2023A potent mid level shortwave moved in from the Great Lakes bringing widespread wind damage.
- Rip Current in Rhode Island, October 2, 2010A series of waves of low pressure along with several distant tropical systems sent long period swells into the nearshore waters along the coast of Rhode Island creating the potential for dangerous rip currents.
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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.