Heavy Snow — Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

2001-03-05 to 2001-03-06 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm impacted central and northern Rhode Island with heavy snow and strong winds. The slow-moving storm, which tracked south of New England, dumped more than a foot of snow across Providence and Kent counties and knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers. Schools and businesses were shut down for three days in some communities. Officially, T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick reported a storm total of 6.5 inches. Other areas of Kent County reported 6 to 10 inches of snow from the storm. In Providence County, as much as 16 inches of snow fell in North Foster. Burrillville and Lincoln both reported totals of 14 inches, North Smithfield 13 inches, and Cumberland, Johnston, and Woonsocket had 10 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5237892. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.