Event narrative (NOAA)
Eight to ten inches of rain fell across Kent County causing record rises on the Pawtuxet River at Cranston, cresting at nearly 21 feet, roughly 6 feet higher than the previous record set only two weeks prior. The Pawtuxet River flows into Kent County and resultant flooding occurred in Warwick, West Warwick, and Coventry. The South Branch of the Pawtuxet River also went into flood, setting a record at just over nine feet. ||Numerous basements were flooded in East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, and Coventry. In addition, numerous streets were closed due to flooding in Coventry, East Greenwich, and West Warwick, including portions of Jefferson Boulevard, and Routes 2 and 5, all major secondary roads in Warwick. A pond at the Royal Crest Estates apartment complex in Warwick flooded, sub
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.