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Providence storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Providence, RI, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Providence, RI

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    Severe weather in Providence by the numbers

    9.4severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    1.9hail days a year
    4storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jun 28, 2020)
    16tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Providence gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 381 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 36 hail reports, 329 damaging-wind reports and 16 tornado reports. On average that is 9.4 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 69% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 4 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Providence.

    Latest storm reports near Providence

    DateReportWhere
    Aug 13, 2026Damaging wind19 mi S · Washington Co.
    Jul 2, 2026Damaging wind23 mi NW · Worcester Co.
    Jul 1, 2026Damaging wind21 mi NW · Worcester Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind22 mi W · Windham Co.
    Sep 6, 2025Damaging wind25 mi NE
    Aug 29, 2025Damaging wind5 mi SW
    Aug 14, 2025Damaging wind23 mi N
    Jul 25, 2025Damaging wind2 mi S
    Jul 8, 2025Damaging wind16 mi NW
    Jul 3, 2025Damaging wind3 mi S

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    02040608016: 3 hail16: 77 damaging wind1617: 6 hail17: 15 damaging wind1718: 10 damaging wind18: 3 tornado1819: 6 hail19: 39 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 3 hail20: 45 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 3 hail21: 35 damaging wind21: 2 tornado2122: 10 damaging wind2223: 4 hail23: 45 damaging wind23: 7 tornado2324: 8 hail24: 22 damaging wind24: 2 tornado2425: 3 hail25: 27 damaging wind2526: 4 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Providence

    0316294125Jan: 1JanFeb: 32FebMar: 3MarApr: 1AprMay: 15MayJun: 58JunJul: 125JulAug: 81AugSep: 26SepOct: 13OctNov: 26NovDec: 0Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Providence

    Providence averages 1.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 22 miles from the city centre on Jun 28, 2020. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Providence

    There have been 16 tornado reports within 25 miles of Providence since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Aug 18, 2023, 8 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Providence

    Does Providence get a lot of severe storms?

    Providence averages 9.4 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Providence?

    Most severe-weather reports around Providence come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Providence?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jun 28, 2020, 22 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Providence?

    Yes — 16 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Aug 18, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Providence?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Providence, RI. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Providence, RI. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.