Rhode Island Hurricane History

Of Rhode Island's 5 counties, 5 have recorded at least 10 tropical cyclones within 50 miles since 1851 — 138 passes in all. The most exposed is Bristol County with 29.

counties published

138

Storm passes

At hurricane strength

Most in one county

Every track near Rhode Island

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Every HURDAT2 track crossing this window since 1851, coloured by the strongest category the storm reached anywhere within 50 miles of a published county. Hairlines are a five-degree graticule.

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All published counties, A–Z

County	Storms	Hurricanes	Most recent
B
Bristol County	29	10	Elsa (2021)
K
Kent County	28	8	Elsa (2021)
N
Newport County	26	10	Elsa (2021)
P
Providence County	28	6	Elsa (2021)
W
Washington County	27	8	Henri (2021)

About this data. Computed from NOAA HURDAT2, 1851–2025. Tracks are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured. Counties with fewer than 10 recorded storms are not published — see Methodology.