Strong Wind in Rhode Island

Events

431

Deaths

1

Injuries

2

Damage

$725,000

• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 7, 20251 death · 1 injured · $13,000 · 53 kt wind · 6 eventsA strong low was centered over the Gulf of Maine on the morning of the 7th creating a tight pressure gradient across southern New England. This led to strong wind gusts generally 45 to 65 mph.
• Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 1997$700,000 · 14 eventsA low pressure system which formed off the New Jersey coast during the early morning hours of March 31st intensified rapidly as it moved to a position 60 miles south of Newport, Rhode Island.
• Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, February 18, 1998$408,000 · 11 eventsA strong low pressure system that moved to the northeast along the Mid Atlantic coast and then passed southeast of Cape Cod brought heavy rainfall, isolated flash floods, and thunderstorms to mainly central and southern Rhode Island.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 2016$124,000 · 66 kt wind · 18 eventsLow pressure tracked north through New York bringing a warm front through southern New England. Unseasonably deep moisture accompanied this front.
• Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 5, 2016$160,000 · 8 eventsHermine was named on August 31st as it intensified to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. She meandered about in the eastern Gulf of Mexico before moving northeastward across the Florida panhandle, through Georgia and then along the coast of North and South Carolina.
• 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.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 26 to 27, 2021$88,000 · 74 kt wind · 6 eventsA low pressure nor'easter underwent bombogenesis as it developed east of Nantucket on the 26th. It then moved west toward Nantucket Sound, before heading eastward again back out to sea on the 27th. Winds gusted to 60-90+ mph.
• Flood and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, March 8 to 10, 1998$50,000 · 16 eventsA powerful storm system moving slowly toward the northeast from the Ohio Valley to the eastern Great Lakes brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to Rhode Island, resulting in urban street flooding, basement flooding, and river flooding.
• Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, October 29 to 30, 2017$63,000 · 62 kt wind · 9 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Phillipe merged with a mid-latitude system approaching the U.S. East Coast. This created an area of low pressure that moved north from the Carolinas through New York State on the 29th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 16, 20161 injured · $50,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 eventsLow pressure strengthened rapidly as it tracked from the Gulf Coast to upstate New York and Quebec. Strong southerly winds gusted over 60 mph in parts of Rhode Island.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 2019$67,000 · 53 kt wind · 5 eventsA storm moving north through the Great Lakes redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast on the 24th, then moved up the coast past Southern New England. This coastal storm brought damaging west-northwest winds to Rhode Island as it moved off through the Maritimes on the 25th.
• Flooding and High Wind in Rhode Island, October 22, 2014$57,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsLow pressure moving up the east coast brought a soaking rain and strong winds to much of southern New England. In addition, both downed leaves from the storm and naturally fallen leaves from before the storm clogged storm drains which resulted in street flooding.
• Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 29, 2010$60,000 · 2 eventsLow pressure over the Canadian Maritimes produced winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph throughout southern New England, resulting in scattered wind damage.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 31, 2016$60,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong southwesterly winds mixed to the surface ahead of a strong cold front. This resulted in some damage across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, November 27, 2013$46,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 eventsAn anomalously strong low level jet coupled with strong pressure falls associated with a low pressure region approaching southern New England resulted in strong to damaging winds across southern New England. Damage was largely to trees.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 7, 2020$35,000 · 53 kt wind · 5 eventsA squall line formed in New York State then raced eastward in the late afternoon and early evening, gathering strength as it raced across Massachusetts, northeast Connecticut, and northern Rhode Island.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 17, 2016$31,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsAn upper level disturbance coupled with cold air aloft and moving into southern New England set off a complicated mix of showers and thunderstorms and non-convective winds. All efforts were made to separate out the non-convective winds from the thunderstorm winds.
• Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 4, 2015$35,000 · 2 eventsLow pressure and a cold front moved across Southern New England. This drew strong gusty northwest winds across the region during the late morning and afternoon.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 29, 2005$30,000 · 58 kt wind · 3 eventsA powerful cold front with a sharp temperature gradient moved across Rhode Island during the late morning and early afternoon hours of 29 September 2005.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, October 16 to 17, 2019$8,000 · 61 kt wind · 24 eventsA powerful coastal storm developed along the NJ coast then moved|northeast across southern New England Wednesday night into Thursday. |This will brought periods of very heavy rain and strong to damaging |winds to the region.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, December 27, 2011$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong low pressure system moved up the east coast bringing heavy rain and strong to damaging winds to Southern New England.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 1 to 2, 2021$16,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through southern New England on the afternoon of March 1st. It was followed by very strong/damaging west-northwest winds, which continued through much of the night and into the early morning hours on March 2nd.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Rhode Island, March 31, 199761 kt wind · 15 eventsA low pressure system formed off the New Jersey coast during the early morning hours and intensified rapidly as it moved to a position 60 miles south of Newport, Rhode Island by early evening. Pressure falls of 14 millibars occurred during a 12 hour period.
• High Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, November 1, 199768 kt wind · 14 eventsA strong coastal low pressure system moved northeast into southeastern Massachusetts from south of Long Island and brought strong east to southeast winds to the central and south portion of Rhode Island.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, January 3, 199963 kt wind · 14 eventsA developing low pressure system moving from the mid Atlantic states to southern New England brought strong southeast winds and heavy rain to Rhode Island. The highest winds were reported in Newport County, where gusts over 60 mph were observed.

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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.