Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 25 to 26, 1999

Name: Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 25 to 26, 1999
Start: 1999-02-25T00:00
End: 1999-02-26T03:00
Location: Rhode Island

February 25 to 26, 1999 · NWS BOX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A strong low pressure system, which passed about 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod, brought heavy snow to Rhode Island. Over a foot of snow was reported west and north of Providence.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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What happened

The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.

A strong low pressure system, which passed about 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod, brought heavy snow to Rhode Island. Over a foot of snow was reported west and north of Providence. The storm closed schools across the state, and created hazardous road conditions. This was the heaviest snowfall of the winter to date. The highest snowfall reported was 14.9 inches in North Foster. Other snowfall amounts included 14 inches in Clayville, 13.5 inches in Westerly and Middletown, 13.3 inches in Ashaway, and 12 inches in West Warwick and West Greenwich. Woonsocket reported 8 inches, and the greater Providence area received between 6 and 8 inches of snow.

The radar

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northwest Providence

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Northwest Providence forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Bristol

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Bristol forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.706, -71.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Kent

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Kent forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.673, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Newport

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Newport forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.500, -71.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southeast Providence

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Southeast Providence forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.871, -71.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.397, -71.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Western Kent

When: February 25, 12:00 AM EST to February 26, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Western Kent forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
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

Every storm in Rhode Island in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Rhode Island, February 1999

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: 5686235, 5686236, 5686237, 5686238, 5686239, 5686240, 5689126.