Friday, Oct 9: Rhode Island has no severe risk in the outlook through Sunday.
The Storm Prediction Center's outlook for Rhode Island over the next three days, and what a typical severe weather year looks like here.
SPC outlook for Rhode Island
Day 1 (Friday, October 9): No severe risk
Day 2 (Saturday, October 10): No severe risk
Day 3 (Sunday, October 11): No severe risk
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Severe weather in Rhode Island, by the numbers
Rhode Island gets a tornado about once every 3 years (1996–2025), and none in that span was rated EF2 or stronger.
70% of them touch down between August and October, and August alone accounts for 30%. The busiest year on record in that span was 2023, with 3.
Storm reports average about 2 for large hail a year (none of them 2 inches or larger) and 15 for damaging wind (2016–2025).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Tornadoes are counted in the state where they began. One storm can produce many reports. spc.noaa.gov