Sep 15, 2005
An approaching cold front interacted with a very humid airmass, which was in place across Southern New England, producing locally heavy downpours that caused flash flooding across Rhode Island during the late morning and early afternoon hours of 15 September 2005. A widespread two to five inches of rain fell from this flood event; and most of the rain fell within a three hour period. Most of the flooding occurred across Providence and Kent counties.More specifically, three feet of water was re
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5475953). 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.