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Heavy Snow in Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

Heavy Snow February 7, 2021 · Northwest Providence, Rhode Island

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow ranged from 6 to 11 inches in northwest Providence County. The highest amount was 11.0 inches in Burrillville.

The wider storm

A storm system underwent rapid intensification near the Benchmark of 40N/70W as it tracked quickly northeastward. A particularly heavy snow band formed from northeast Connecticut to the Metro-West Boston area. During the afternoon, 3 to 4 inch per hour snowfall rates occurred in this band. It was a quick-hitting storm, starting around noon and ending in the early evening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 936929. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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