NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 44007MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

PROVIDENCE · RI

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 6 county-coded Lightning reports in Providence, RI, from 2016 through 2025, with 0 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $80K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports6NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.9per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 664,854
Injuries0direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

6 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.6-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Providence reports by year

NOAA recorded 6 Lightning in Providence reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20163
20221
20252
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Providence

The Lightning in Providence records contain 0 injuries, 0 fatalities, $80K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$80Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Providence source records

NOAA supplied 6 recent Lightning in Providence source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Providence
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-07-25NOAA 1,267,423Fire Department/Rescue—$300
2025-07-08NOAA 1,261,865Trained Spotter—$5K
2022-06-13NOAA 1,020,469Amateur Radio—$5K
2016-08-12NOAA 656,327Newspaper—$25K
2016-08-12NOAA 656,307Amateur Radio—$30K
2016-08-12NOAA 656,306Amateur Radio—$15K
READING THE RECORD

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A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.