Lightning strikes in Rhode Island by county
The detection network has located 69 lightning strikes in Rhode Island since the archive began, including 48 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary. Another 1 strikes fell inside Rhode Island but outside every county polygon, mostly over coastal or lake water.
| # | County | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 55 | 35 | 79.7% |
| 2 | Providence County | 7 | 7 | 10.1% |
| 3 | Newport County | 3 | 3 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Kent County | 3 | 2 | 4.3% |
Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.
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