May 29, 2001
A cluster of thunderstorms dumped torrential rainfall and small hail in a narrow corridor of Glocester, causing a washout at the intersection of Route 102 and Snake Hill Road. Rainfall rates exceeded 2 inches per hour in a 10-mile wide corridor in the hilly terrain of western and central Providence County.In Johnston, lightning struck a tree, then traveled to a nearby house causing a pair of windows to blow out. A 4-foot long piece of the tree pierced the screen of a basement door. There wer
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5243507). 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.