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Rhode Island: Weather Emergency Declarations
Original state weather-emergency declarations, compared with federal FEMA declarations and nearby NOAA/NWS Storm Events evidence.
Coverage: 2015-present structured Governor archive; State Library 1973-2014 backfill pending. Absence from this page must not be interpreted as absence of a state emergency.
31federal FEMA declarations
6original state weather declarations
49matched NOAA event rows
Federal declaration overview · Official state source
State weather declarations
Original weather-related declarations only. Administrative orders, public-health orders, extensions, amendments, and terminations are excluded from this incident list.
Combined event crosswalk
Each state action, its matched NOAA evidence, and the closest federal declaration within 21 days of its incident window, if one exists. A federal match is an automated date-proximity candidate, not a confirmed legal link.
| 2026-02-22 · Declaration of Disaster Emergency (Winter Storm) | 8 | BLOCK ISLAND, BRISTOL, EASTERN KENT, NEWPORT, NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTERN KENT | No corresponding federal declaration found |
| 2024-02-12 · Declaration of Disaster Emergency: Executive Order 24-03 Declaration of Disaster Emergency February 12, 2024 WHEREAS, a winter storm consisting of rapidly accumulating, heavy snow is forecast to impact the entire State of Rhode Island beginning on Tuesday, February 13; | 6 | BRISTOL, EASTERN KENT, NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTERN KENT | No corresponding federal declaration found |
| 2024-01-10 · Declaration of Disaster Emergency: Executive Order 24-01 Declaration of Disaster Emergency January 10, 2024 WHEREAS , beginning on January 9, 2024, the State of Rhode Island experienced high winds and extreme rainfall that have caused and may continue to cause dam overflows, infrastructure damage, coastal erosion, power outages, road closures, bridge travel restrictions, storm surge, historically high river crests, extensive flooding, and evacuations in many areas throughout the State; | 12 | BRISTOL, EASTERN KENT, KENT, NEWPORT, PROVIDENCE, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON | 4766 |
| 2023-12-20 · Declaration of Disaster Emergency: Executive Order 23-10 Declaration of Disaster Emergency December 20, 2023 WHEREAS, beginning on December 17, 2023, the State of Rhode Island has experienced high winds and severe rainfall, causing uprooted vegetation, power outages, road closures, bridge travel restrictions, heavy storm surge with inundation damage, historically high river crests, extensive flooding, possible hazardous materials release, and evacuations from homes and businesses in many areas throughout the State; | 7 | EASTERN KENT, NEWPORT, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON | 4765 |
| 2022-01-28 · Declaration of Disaster Emergency: Executive Order 22-10 Declaration of Disaster Emergency January 28, 2022 WHEREAS, a winter storm consisting of high winds, heavy snow and blizzard conditions is forecast to impact the entire State of Rhode Island on Saturday, January 29, 2022; | 8 | BLOCK ISLAND, BRISTOL, EASTERN KENT, NEWPORT, NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTERN KENT | 4653 |
| 2021-08-20 · Declaration of Disaster Emergency: Executive Order 21-88 Declaration of Disaster Emergency August 20, 2021 WHEREAS, there is a potential emergency posed by the arrival of Hurricane Henri; | 8 | BLOCK ISLAND, BRISTOL, EASTERN KENT, NEWPORT, NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE, WASHINGTON, WESTERN KENT | 3563 |
Federal FEMA declarations31 records
DR, EM, and FM declarations for Rhode Island from the site's national FEMA dataset.
| 2024-03-20 | 4766 | DR | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | Severe Storm | 2024-01-09 to 2024-01-13 |
| 2024-03-20 | 4765 | DR | SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING | Severe Storm | 2023-12-17 to 2023-12-19 |
| 2024-01-07 | 4753 | DR | SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES | Severe Storm | 2023-09-10 to 2023-09-13 |
| 2023-04-14 | 5464 | FM | QUEENS RIVER FIRE | Fire | 2023-04-14 to 2023-04-16 |
| 2022-05-12 | 4653 | DR | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | Snowstorm | 2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 |
| 2021-08-21 | 3563 | EM | HURRICANE HENRI | Hurricane | 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-24 |
| 2020-03-30 | 4505 | DR | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | Biological | 2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11 |
| 2020-03-13 | 3515 | EM | COVID-19 | Biological | 2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11 |
| 2020-03-13 | 3440 | EM | COVID-19 | Biological | 2020-01-20 to 2023-05-11 |
| 2015-04-03 | 4212 | DR | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | Severe Storm | 2015-01-26 to 2015-01-28 |
| 2013-03-22 | 4107 | DR | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | Severe Storm | 2013-02-08 to 2013-02-09 |
| 2012-11-03 | 4089 | DR | HURRICANE SANDY | Hurricane | 2012-10-26 to 2012-10-31 |
| 2012-10-29 | 3355 | EM | HURRICANE SANDY | Hurricane | 2012-10-26 to 2012-11-08 |
| 2011-09-03 | 4027 | DR | TROPICAL STORM IRENE | Hurricane | 2011-08-27 to 2011-08-29 |
| 2011-08-27 | 3334 | EM | HURRICANE IRENE | Hurricane | 2011-08-26 to 2011-08-29 |
| 2010-03-30 | 3311 | EM | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | Severe Storm | 2010-03-12 to 2010-04-12 |
| 2010-03-29 | 1894 | DR | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | Severe Storm | 2010-03-12 to 2010-04-12 |
| 2007-05-25 | 1704 | DR | SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING | Severe Storm | 2007-04-15 to 2007-04-16 |
| 2005-09-19 | 3255 | EM | HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION | Hurricane | 2005-08-29 to 2005-10-01 |
| 2005-02-17 | 3203 | EM | RECORD SNOW | Snowstorm | 2005-01-22 to 2005-01-23 |
| 2003-03-27 | 3182 | EM | SNOW | Snowstorm | 2003-02-17 to 2003-02-18 |
| 1996-11-19 | 3123 | EM | MAJOR WATER MAIN BREAK | Other | 1996-11-17 to 1996-11-27 |
| 1996-01-24 | 1091 | DR | BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM) | Snowstorm | 1996-01-07 to 1996-01-13 |
| 1993-03-16 | 3102 | EM | BLIZZARDS, HIGH WINDS & RECORD SNOWFALL | Snowstorm | 1993-03-13 to 1993-03-17 |
| 1992-09-16 | 3094 | EM | WATER CONTAMINATION | Toxic Substances | 1992-08-03 to 1992-11-20 |
| 1991-08-26 | 913 | DR | HURRICANE BOB | Hurricane | 1991-08-19 to 1991-08-19 |
| 1985-10-15 | 748 | DR | HURRICANE GLORIA | Hurricane | 1985-09-27 to 1985-09-27 |
| 1978-02-16 | 548 | DR | SNOW & ICE | Snowstorm | 1978-02-16 to 1978-02-16 |
| 1978-02-07 | 3058 | EM | BLIZZARD & SNOWSTORMS | Snowstorm | 1978-02-07 to 1978-02-07 |
| 1955-08-20 | 39 | DR | HURRICANE & FLOOD | Hurricane | 1955-08-20 to 1955-08-20 |
| 1954-09-02 | 23 | DR | HURRICANES | Hurricane | 1954-09-02 to 1954-09-02 |
NOAA/NWS matched event details49 rows
Storm Events matched within the configured date window of a state declaration's signing date. This is temporal and geographic evidence, not proof of causation or operational impact.
| 2021-08-22 07:29:00 | BLOCK ISLAND | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2021-08-22 09:00:00 | BRISTOL | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 200.00K |
| 2021-08-22 10:03:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 0.50K |
| 2021-08-22 05:27:00 | NEWPORT | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 500.00K |
| 2021-08-22 09:24:00 | NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 80.00K |
| 2021-08-22 11:09:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 1.50K |
| 2021-08-22 06:48:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 1.00M |
| 2021-08-22 11:00:00 | WESTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Tropical Storm | 0 / 0 | 38.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | BLOCK ISLAND | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | BRISTOL | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | NEWPORT | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Winter Storm | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2022-01-28 09:00:00 | WESTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2023-12-18 10:00:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2023-12-18 11:00:00 | NEWPORT | NWS forecast zone | Coastal Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2023-12-18 11:01:00 | NEWPORT | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2023-12-18 09:20:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 5.00K |
| 2023-12-18 12:30:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Coastal Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2023-12-18 10:14:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | Coastal Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2023-12-18 10:43:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | BRISTOL | county/county-equivalent | Flash Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | KENT | county/county-equivalent | Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | PROVIDENCE | county/county-equivalent | Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-13 03:00:00 | PROVIDENCE | county/county-equivalent | Flash Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | WASHINGTON | county/county-equivalent | Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Strong Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.50K |
| 2024-01-13 06:00:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Coastal Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | NEWPORT | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-01-13 03:00:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | High Wind | 0 / 0 | 15.00K |
| 2024-01-13 06:00:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | Coastal Flood | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-02-13 05:00:00 | BRISTOL | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-02-13 05:00:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-02-13 05:00:00 | NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-02-13 05:00:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-02-13 05:00:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2024-02-13 05:00:00 | WESTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 18:00:00 | BLOCK ISLAND | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 18:00:00 | BRISTOL | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 18:00:00 | EASTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 18:00:00 | NEWPORT | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 20:00:00 | NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 00:00:00 | SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 18:00:00 | WASHINGTON | NWS forecast zone | Blizzard | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
| 2026-02-22 20:00:00 | WESTERN KENT | NWS forecast zone | Heavy Snow | 0 / 0 | 0.00K |
Methodology and coverage
Federal declarations are sourced from OpenFEMA via this site's national build. State declarations are limited by the coverage statement above. NOAA proximity matches identify potentially related observed events within a configured window of each state declaration's signing date; they do not independently prove operational impacts or legal causation. The federal crosswalk match uses a wider 21 day window than the NOAA match, since a federal declaration is often filed weeks after the state action that preceded it.