Sep 13, 2023
A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening. In addition to much tree damage from straight line winds, there was one tornado in Connecticut, 2 in Rhode Island, and 1 in Massachusetts. These all occurred in the afternoon.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1121859). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Providence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.