Rhode Island
The flood from Hurricane Diane led to a significant death toll (nearly 200) from Pennsylvania eastward through southern New England.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants on Rhode Island |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 309.9 | 12.2 | Tropical Storm Seven, 1932 | Westerly | |
| 2 | 214.6 | 8.45 | Diane 1955 | Greenville | |
| 3 | 181.1 | 7.13 | Bob 1991 | North Foster | |
| 4 | 175.3 | 6.9 | Hurricane Three, 1924 | Kingston | |
| 5 | 149.9 | 5.90 | Floyd 1999 | North Foster 1 E | |
| 6 | 145.8 | 5.74 | Connie 1955 | Kingston | |
| 7 | 137.2 | 5.40 | Lee 2011 | Coventry Center | |
| 8 | 136.4 | 5.37 | Irene 2011 | Warren | |
| 9 | 133.4 | 5.25 | Allison 2001 | North Foster | |
| 10 | 126.2 | 4.97 | Eloise 1975 | North Foster 1 E | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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