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Flash Flood in Newport County, Rhode Island
Flash Flood September 2, 2021 · Newport County, Rhode Island
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
In Middletown, Wood Road was flooded and impassable. A basement of a home also was flooded. A CoCoRAHS observer in Middletown recorded 6.42 inches of rain. CoCoRAHS observers reported a total of 8.32 inches of rain in nearby Portsmouth and 7.56 inches in nearby Jamestown.
The wider storm
On Sept. 1, Tropical Depression Ida tracked northeasward from the central Appalachians and arrived in southern New England late in the day as a remnant low. The low moved rather swiftly across southern New England, reaching the coastal waters east of Massachusetts by 7 AM EDT on Sept. 2. Heavy rain of 4.0 to more than 8.0 inches fell across Rhode Island, with the most intense rain falling from the evening on the 1st to the early morning on the 2nd. In Portsmouth, a CoCoRAHS observer recorded 8.32 inches of rain for the event. There was widespread street flooding and some flash flooding in Rhode Island.
Began near Newport State Arpt (41.5196, -71.2976).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 984580. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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