Heavy Snow, Northwest Providence
- When
- April 7, 6:00 PM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Providence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, April 7 to 8, 1996
A low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast and a nor'easter accompanied by heavy, wet snow beagn during the late afternoon on Easter Sunday. The maximum snowfall accumulation of 6 to 8 inches fell in the higher elevations in the northern part of the state.
Where it happened
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast and a nor'easter accompanied by heavy, wet snow beagn during the late afternoon on Easter Sunday. The maximum snowfall accumulation of 6 to 8 inches fell in the higher elevations in the northern part of the state. The greatest reported totals included: North Foster, 8.0 inches; West Warwick, 7.0 inches; Woonsocket, 6.1 inches; and Johnston, 6.0 inches. Temperatures remained slightly above freezing during this storm, except in the higher elevations. Snow melted to only slushy accumulations on pavements but stuck to trees and wires. No significant travel problems were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southeast Providence
- When
- April 7, 6:00 PM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Providence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Kent
- When
- April 7, 6:00 PM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5551520, 5551521, 5551522.