Newport County tornado history

1 tornadoes touched Newport County, Rhode Island between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF0 (Oct 2, 2019).

1tornadoes since 1950
EF0strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
0.2 milongest path · 2019
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F01
(E)F10
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 2, 2019EF00.2 mi60 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 2, 2019EF00.2 mi60 yd00

Nearby counties

Bristol County, RI2Washington County, RI3Kent County, RI2Bristol County, MA14Providence County, RI13Dukes County, MA2Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Newport County, Rhode Island had?

1 tornadoes touched Newport County, Rhode Island between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Newport County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF0 on Oct 2, 2019, with a 0.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Newport County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (1 of 1). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).