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Heavy Snow in Northwest Providence, Rhode Island
Heavy Snow November 15, 2018 – November 16, 2018 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island
What the National Weather Service wrote
Based on numerous reports from CoCoRaHS, spotters, the public, and the media, snowfall averaged 7.5 inches in northwest Providence County. The measurements ranged from 5.0 inches in Woonsocket to 9.0 inches in Burrillville.
The wider storm
An early-season nor'easter moved from the Mid-Atlantic coast to southeastern Massachusetts on the 15th and away from the region on the 16th. A quick thump of moderate to heavy snow occurred in Rhode Island on the front end of the storm, with most accumulations over with by midnight on the 16th. Snowfall amounts ranged from just a coasting along the immediate south coast to 9 inches in the higher hills in northwest Rhode Island. Strong east to northeast winds battered coastal areas ahead of the low pressure system.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 790185. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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