‘God was watching over them’: Jamaican orphanage residents survive hurricane’s wrath

The children and staff at a Jamaican orphanage that Cranston missionaries visit each year are safe and accounted for after ...

Local groups join relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean

At least 60 people have been killed, and several communities in Jamaica were completely flattened, according to officials.
The Providence Journal

RI Weather: Hurricane Humberto brings swells and small craft advisory to RI

Hurricane Humberto is causing a high surf advisory for the Southern New England coastline. The National Weather Service warns of dangerous swimming conditions and beach erosion due to large breaking ...
The Providence Journal

The hurricane of 1938 made landfall Sept. 21. Is RI overdue for a hurricane?

According to the hurricane database, there have been 15 hurricane landfalls in New England since 1851. On average, the return period between hurricanes is 11.5 years, much shorter than the current 34 ...
NBC Connecticut

Hurricane Erin impacts on Connecticut, Rhode Island shoreline

Hurricane Erin did not make landfall in Connecticut, but people flocked to the beaches on the New England Shoreline to see bigger waves. In Westerly, Rhode Island, surfer Saxon Herbert of Waterford ...