Block Island Sound storm history
Storm events recorded in Block Island Sound, Atlantic North between 1950 and 2025.
38
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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A mesonet site at Block Island Jetty recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 34 knots at 448 AM EDT (348 AM EST).
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At 610 PM EDT (510 PM EST), a Weatherflow Mesonet station XJUD at Point Judith recorded a gust to 49 mph.
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At 250 PM, a Weatherflow mesonet site off of Point Judith recorded a gust to 68 mph.
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At 1232 AM EST, a Weatherflow site at Deer Island recorded a gust to 59 mph. This was due to strong post-frontal wind gusts -- not in association with a convective line that moved through a few hours prior.
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A Weatherflow mesonet station at Point Judith recorded a wind gust to 67 mph at 159 PM EST.
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
At 704 AM EDT (604 AM EST) on the 27th, a Weatherflow mesonet station at the tip of Point Judith recorded a wind gust to 77 mph.
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
At the Block Island Jetty at 456 PM EST (556 PM EDT) there was a wind gust of 58 mph reported by a WeatherFlow station.
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
A mesonet site at Point Judith recorded a wind gust to 73 mph at 334 PM EST, after having recorded a 58 mph gust at 1159 AM EST.
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At Point Judith there was a 68 mph wind gust.
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At Point Judith there was a wind gust of 63 mph.
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A thunderstorm wind gust of 41 knots was recorded at the Block Island Jetty mesonet site at 531 PM EST.
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A marine mesonet station at Rose Island measured a wind gust to 43 mph.
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At 2:57 PM EST, the mesonet site at Point Judith reported a wind gust to 41 mph.
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At 3:49 PM EST, the mesonet site at Block Island Jetty reported a wind gust to 39 mph.
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
At 201 PM EDT, the Point Judith mesonet site recorded both sustained winds of 58 mph and a gust to 68 mph.
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was spotted over Block Island Sound south of mainland Rhode Island near Weekapaug. No damage was seen.
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The WeatherFlow site at Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust of 44 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Automated Weather Observation System at Block Island State Airport (KBID) recorded a wind gust of 43 mph. No damage was reported.
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The Automated Weather Observation Station at Block Island State Airport and the WeatherFlow reporting site at Block Island Jetty recorded wind gusts to 46 and 40 mph, respectively. This was associated with a thunderstorm moving across Block Island Sound. No damage was reported.
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The WeatherFlow reporting station at Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust of 52 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The WeatherFlow reporting station at Point Judith recorded a wind gust of 49 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weather Flow reporting site at Ninigret Pond reported a wind gust of 40 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weather Flow reporting site at Point Judith reported a wind gust of 40 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow reporting site at Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust of 40 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow reporting site at Point Judith recorded a wind gust of 40 mph. No damage was reported.
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The Weatherflow mesonet sites at Block Island Jetty and Point Judith, RI measured wind gusts to 61 mph and 52 mph, respectively.
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An amateur radio operator in Charlestown measured a wind gust of 49 mph with their home weather station.
Waterspout Waterspout
The Block Island Times reported a tornadic waterspout moved onshore Block Island, RI at 3:54pm. Backtracking the rotation over the water we determined the location the waterspout would have likely formed. The tornado onshore was rated an EF0.
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The Weatherflow measuring site at Point Judith recorded a period of wind gusts between 43 and 58 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow site at Ninigret Pond recorded a wind gust of 45 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow station at Block Island Jetty recorded a wind gust of 49 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The weatherflow station at Ninigret Pond recorded a wind gust of 59 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The weatherflow measuring station at Point Judith recorded a wind gust of 44 mph. No damage was reported.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weather Flow Data observing site at Ninigret Pond recorded a wind gust of 63 mph. No damage was reported.
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Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |