Tropical Storm in Rhode Island
Every tropical storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Rhode Island, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
The most significant on the map
The most significant tropical storm 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
- 27
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $2.1 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tropical Storm in Rhode Island, August 22, 2021Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in southwest Rhode Island around noon on August 22nd, then moved slowly northwestward and westward across northern Connecticut and weakened. Henri brought strong wind gusts and flash flooding.
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Rhode Island, August 28, 2011Hurricane Irene formed east of the Caribbean island of Dominica, part of the Lesser Antilles region, on the afternoon of August 20. Irene moved through the Caribbean and up the east coast of the United States making landfall twice.
- Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 5, 2016Hermine 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.
- Tropical Storm in Rhode Island, August 4, 2020Tropical Storm Isaias moved from coastal Virginia eastern New York state, near the Connecticut/Massachusetts border on Tuesday, August 4. As the storm reached the New York City area, southerly winds were maximizing across southern New England, causing widespread wind damage.
- Tropical Storm and Flooding in Rhode Island, September 6 to 7, 2008Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall near the North Carolina/South Carolina border at 320AM EDT September 6. Hanna then moved north/northeast across the Mid-Atlantic states and southern New England September 6 and 7.
- Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 20 to 22, 2017Jose formed over the Tropical Atlantic, moving west and growing to become a Major Hurricane. Jose passed north of the Leeward Islands, then turned on a northward path north of the Dominican Republic.
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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.