Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Tracking hail, high-wind, and tornado reports across Rhode Island? This page aggregates 116 severe weather events recorded in 5 Rhode Island counties over the last 12 months and wind gusts up to 65 mph — every one sourced directly from official National Weather Service alerts and Storm Prediction Center verified reports. Pick a county for its day-by-day storm log, radar snapshots, and official warning excerpts.
⚡ Haily's Briefing
No active hail or wind alerts are posted for Rhode Island, and there are no notable local events to flag. SPC’s severe thunderstorm discussions are focused far to the Midwest, with corridors from central Minnesota into northeast Nebraska and eastern South Dakota into Minnesota, where hail up to 1.5–2.5 inches, wind gusts around 55–70 mph, and a couple of tornadoes are possible; none of that threat is aimed at RI right now.
AI summary of live National Weather Service alerts and Storm Prediction Center meteorologist discussions. Refreshes throughout the day.
116
Events (12 mo)
5
Counties w/ activity
65 mph
Peak wind gust · 12 mo
NWS severe threshold: 58 mph · hurricane force: 74 mph
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Largest hail · 12 mo
1" quarter · 1.75" golf ball · 2.75" baseball
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Tornado reports · 12 mo
SPC verified reports
Statewide maxima from SPC verified reports and NWS warnings, last 12 months. Tornado EF ratings are assigned by NWS survey teams after ground surveys and published in NOAA's final storm records.
Live radar across Rhode Island
Current radar across Rhode Island, with storm reports from the past 7 days plotted. Refreshes throughout the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.
How Rhode Island compares nationally
48thmost active storm state by report frequency · 48th by severity-weighted index · rolling 12 months
Ranked by SPC verified storm reports (wind, hail, tornado) across all 50 states over the last 12 months. Severity-weighted index scores each report by hazard (tornado ×20, hail ×4, wind ×1) so a single derecho's flood of wind reports doesn't outweigh tornado outbreaks. Recalculated daily as of Sep 11, 2026.
Storm Prediction Center Day 1 convective outlook: categorical severe weather risk for today, updated several times daily. Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
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