Lightning — Kent, Rhode Island

2018-09-26 · near Apponaug, Kent, Rhode Island

Event narrative

At 11:46 PM EST, lightning struck a house at Sudbury Street in Warwick.

Wider weather episode

A warm front approached from the south on Sept 25 and stalled just north of Massachusetts on Sept 26. This brought periods of heavy rain to Rhode Island with 3 to 5 inches observed in Providence County and Kent County. Amounts of 1 to 3 inches fell on Southern Rhode Island.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 786860. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.