Blizzard — Western Kent, Rhode Island

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Western Kent, Rhode Island

Event narrative

The Providence Airport ASOS (KPVD) reported blizzard conditions from 921 AM EST to 158 PM EST and from 210 PM EST to 251 PM EST. Wind gusted 30 to 40 mph. Snowfall ranged from 12 to 19 inches. The highest snowfall report was 19.5 inches in Warwick.

Wider weather episode

Explosive cyclogenesis of a low pressure center off the Mid Atlantic coast brought a strong winter storm with blizzard conditions to all of southern New England Saturday and Saturday night. The storm tracked from east of the Carolinas to the 70w/40n benchmark bringing extreme snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour and winds gusting to hurricane force along the coast and 50 to 60 mph inland. The heaviest snow, just under 30 inches, fell over southeast MA, and in RI up to 2 feet fell. Snow tapered off overnight Saturday with quiet weather to follow on Sunday.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1002791. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.