Looking back at the first multi-tornado day across Rhode Island in 1986

Rhode Island sees about one tornado every five years on average, but back on August 7, 1986, the state experienced the first multiple-tornado day on record. With the first and only tornado to strike Downtown Providence. Two tornadoes developed out of supercells during the afternoon hours on Thursday, the 7th, with a surprise morning tornado touching down just as folks were settling into work that Friday morning. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, but millions of dollars of damage occurred across three separate areas. Rhode Island has seen 13 tornadoes since...