JANUARY 19 1996: The barge North Cape ran aground on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, spilling over 800 thousand gallons of oil into Block Island Sound, killing thousands of birds, lobsters, clams and starfish, among others. Total recovery efforts totaled $117 million. #OTD #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History #Oil

#OTD November 13, 2021, 3 tornadoes hit Rhode Island, 2 EF-0, 1 in Foster, & 1 in North Kingstown & Wickford, & 1 EF-1, in Westerly. The EF-1 had a max wind speed of 90mph. It was the 1st time a tornado was recorded in the state in the month of November. Here is @WPRI 12 & FOX Providence footage. #OnThisDay #RhodeIsland #History #Weather