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Winter Storm in Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

Winter Storm February 1, 2021 – February 2, 2021 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall amounts averaged 8 to 10 inches but ranged from as little as 3 inches in Woonsocket to 12.5 inches in North Foster. Winds generally were gusting from 35 to 45 mph. At 256 AM EST on the 2nd the AWOS at KSFZ in North Smithfield reported a gust of 39 mph.

The wider storm

A mid level trough over the Appalachians produced a secondary surface low pressure near the mid-Atlantic coast. High pressure over Hudson Bay allowed low level cold air to stay in place initially. Western parts of the state received 8 to 12 inches of snow, but a coastal front kept accumulations down in eastern Rhode Island. This storm also produced strong winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 935352. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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