Severe Thunderstorms Lash Rhode Island
Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and strong winds to northern Rhode Island on Friday, August 18. The National Weather Service (NWS) also iss...
Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and strong winds to northern Rhode Island on Friday, August 18. The National Weather Service (NWS) also issued a tornado warning for parts of northern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts on Friday. The mayor of Johnston, a town near Providence, confirmed a tornado touched down in the town, but the NWS had not confirmed it by the time of writing. This footage tweeted by @sheila19801987 shows the moment a rainstorm hits East Providence. Earlier on Friday, tornado sirens went off in Providence, previously verified footage showed.