Cranston, RI Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Cranston, Rhode Island over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Cranston, Rhode Island storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Cranston — home to roughly 84,448 residents in Providence County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 38 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Cranston in the trailing 12 months — 38 wind events and 0 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 76 mph. Providence County as a whole recorded 21 events (13 wind · 8 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Cranston
- February 23, 2026 — 21 recorded events · 21 wind
- December 19, 2025 — 5 recorded events · 5 wind
- March 17, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 wind
- May 30, 2026 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
- November 6, 2025 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
Cranston hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Cranston or severe wind in Cranston? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Rhode Island — including the Cranston metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Providence County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Cranston weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Cranston address, and the Address Lookup adds free Cranston wind history and free Cranston hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Cranston storm data download
The Cranston dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Providence County totals above. Statewide files are on the Rhode Island storm data page.
More Rhode Island city storm pages: Providence hail & wind history · Warwick hail & wind history · Rhode Island statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.