Lightning — Bristol, Rhode Island

2025-07-08 · near Bristol Highlands, Bristol, Rhode Island

Event narrative

In Bristol there was a garage fire caused by a lightning strike.

Wider weather episode

A mid level shortwave and surface cold front brough a smattering of strong to severe storms to southern New England in the evening and early overnight hours. This resulted in scattered wind damage reports in central/northeast CT, northern RI, and central MA. It also resulted in some flash flooding in southeast MA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261862. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.