# Tornadoes in Rhode Island since 1950: 17, #49 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Rhode Island has 17 tornadoes (0% of the US), #49 by count and #48 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Rhode Island since 1950

Rhode Island has recorded **17 tornadoes since 1950**: 0% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#49 by count** and **#48 per person** (1.53 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Rhode Island has recorded 17 tornadoes since 1950, 0% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #49 of 51 by count and #48 per person (1.53 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Rhode Island’s busiest year was 1986, with 3 tornadoes; it averages 0.2 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#48

national rank (per capita)

17

tornadoes

1.53

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Rhode Island: 17 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/rhode-island.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Rhode Island tornado history, 1950–2024

### By decade

1970s1

1980s4

1990s2

2000s2

2010s3

2020s5

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 7 |
| ------- | - |
| F1/EF1  | 8 |
| F2/EF2  | 2 |
| F3/EF3  | 0 |
| F4/EF4  | 0 |
| F5/EF5  | 0 |
| Unrated | 0 |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1986 (3).

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