Heavy Snow in Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

Heavy Snow February 7, 2021 · Eastern Kent, Rhode Island

What the National Weather Service wrote

Approximately 7 inches of snow fell across eastern Kent County. An amateur radio observer in West Warwick recorded 7.2 inches. At T. F. Green Airport in Warwick, 7.0 inches of snow was measured.

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 936932. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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