Winter Weather — Western Kent, Rhode Island

2015-02-21 to 2015-02-22 · Western Kent, Rhode Island

Event narrative

Two to three inches of snow fell across western Kent County.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved up to southern New England from the southern plains bringing a mix of wintry precipitation to southern New England. This coincided with an arctic cold front moving through the region as well. Due to the heavy snow collected through the month of February, the roof of the Garden Center at Lowe's on Quaker Lane in Warwick collapsed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 561471. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.