Flash Flood — Providence, Rhode Island

2023-09-13 · near Hamlet, Providence, Rhode Island

Event narrative

In Woonsocket, two cars were stuck in street flooding on Mandeville Hill Rd.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening. In addition to much tree damage from straight line winds, there was one tornado in Connecticut, 2 in Rhode Island, and 1 in Massachusetts. These all occurred in the afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1121858. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.