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Rhode Island, 1999

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

137events recorded139 in 1998
0deaths recorded0 injuries
$0property damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations39 NFIP claims, $501K paid
← 19982000 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind80
Other25
Winter14
Heat9
Flood4
Hail3
Cold1
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 137 against 139 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1999
Newport County22
Bristol County19
Washington County19
Kent County10
Providence County9

Federal disaster declarations in 1999

No declaration touching Rhode Island was made in 1999.

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

39 NFIP claims, 22 of them paid, for $500,626.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.