Rhode Island storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 815 storm event reports in Rhode Island, with property damage estimates totalling $6.4 million. That is the 50th highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Damaging wind was reported most often (407 reports). Hurricane and tropical storm accounted for the most reported damage ($1.9 million). FEMA has issued 11 major disaster declarations for Rhode Island since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 0 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 1 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in Rhode Island, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$1.0 million
Tornado, Providence, 2018. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits Rhode Island: reports and damage by type
- Damaging wind 407
- Winter weather 169
- Flood 132
- Hail 24
- Hurricane and tropical storm 19
- Lightning 15
- Tornado 9
- Hurricane and tropical storm $1.9M
- Damaging wind $1.5M
- Tornado $1.4M
- Flood $1.2M
- Winter weather $221K
- Lightning $134K
Federal disasters in Rhode Island
FEMA has recorded 11 major disaster declarations, 9 emergency declarations and 1 fire management declarations for Rhode Island since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storm And Flooding (severe storm), declared March 20, 2024.
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- Severe Storm 7
- Hurricane 2
- Snowstorm 1
- Biological 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in Rhode Island
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Rhode Island since 2010.
homeowners registered, across 6 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How Rhode Island ranks
| Measure | Rhode Island | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 815 | 50th | 73 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $6.4 million | 50th | $6 per resident |
| Hail reports | 24 | 48th | 0 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 9 | 47th | 1 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 11 | 49th | 9 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $49.2 million | 39th | 29,094 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Rhode Island storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/rhode-island/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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