2 FEMA areas

Hurricane Risk by City in Rhode Island

Compare 3 cities using FEMA's relative hurricane scores and annualized frequency for the county-equivalent areas shown.

Highest relative score

93.4/100

Providence County

Covered cities: Cranston and Providence

Lowest relative score in this set

87.2/100

Kent County

Covered cities: Warwick

These are relative FEMA scores for county-equivalent areas. They are not annual probabilities or property-level findings.

Rhode Island hurricane rankings

Cities sharing a FEMA area are grouped together and receive the same score.

RankFEMA area and citiesRatingScoreAnnualized frequency
#1

Providence County

CranstonProvidence
Relatively Moderate93.4/1000.180 per year
#2

Kent County

Warwick
Relatively Moderate87.2/1000.198 per year

Occurrence thresholds vary by hazard. The FEMA methodology defines the value for each hazard.

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Questions about hurricane risk in Rhode Island

Which covered Rhode Island cities have the highest relative hurricane risk?

Cranston and Providence use FEMA data for Providence County, which has the highest relative hurricane score in this covered set at 93.4/100. Cities sharing the same FEMA area share the same score.

Which covered Rhode Island area has the lowest relative hurricane score?

Kent County has the lowest score in this covered set at 87.2/100. This is a relative FEMA comparison, not a declaration that every property there is safe.

Are these hurricane figures city-level?

No. The city links provide geographic navigation, while the scores and frequencies cover the FEMA county-equivalent areas shown in the table. Address-level conditions require local maps and property details.

Is the FEMA relative score an annual probability?

No. The relative score compares FEMA areas on a 0–100 scale. Annualized frequency appears separately with hazard-specific units.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard data covers FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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