Heavy Snow, Northwest Providence
- When
- January 13, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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 in Rhode Island, January 13, 2000
Low pressure passing south of Cape Cod brought the first widespread snowfall of the season to Rhode Island. Accumulations ranged from as little as one inch on the south coast to as much as 4 to 6 inches in northwest Providence County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- 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
- 4
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.
Low pressure passing south of Cape Cod brought the first widespread snowfall of the season to Rhode Island. Accumulations ranged from as little as one inch on the south coast to as much as 4 to 6 inches in northwest Providence County. T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick reported a storm total of 3.2 inches. Snow began falling during the morning commute, which caused roads to quickly become iced over. Over 50 accidents were reported throughout the state, especially in Greater Providence. Although a trace of snow had already fallen at T.F. Green State Airport, it was the first accumulating snowfall since March 15, 1999.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Kent
- When
- January 13, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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, Southeast Providence
- When
- January 13, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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, Western Kent
- When
- January 13, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 13, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 13 to 15, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 13 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, January 2000
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: 5127820, 5127821, 5127822, 5127823.