Winter Weather, Northwest Providence
- When
- November 26, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 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)
Winter Weather in Rhode Island, November 26, 2000
Low pressure moving north up the mid Atlantic coast brought a period of light freezing rain to much of northern Rhode Island. Ice accretion was under one quarter inch, but the freezing rain left black ice on roads, causing dozens of accidents at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, usually a busy travel day.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 moving north up the mid Atlantic coast brought a period of light freezing rain to much of northern Rhode Island. Ice accretion was under one quarter inch, but the freezing rain left black ice on roads, causing dozens of accidents at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, usually a busy travel day. A series of minor accidents on Interstate 95 in West Greenwich forced the closureof the highway for nearly two hours. Temperatures warmed into the 40s by late morning, ending the danger of icing.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Western Kent
- When
- November 26, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 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
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in New York, November 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, November 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, November 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 26, 2000
- Dense Fog in Florida, November 26, 2000
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, November 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, November 26, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, November 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 26 to 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, November 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: 5162109, 5162110.