Heavy Snow, Northwest Providence
- When
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 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 20 to 21, 2001
Heavy snow fell across all of Rhode Island. The highest snowfall totals were found in Providence, Bristol, and Newport Counties, where as much as 8 inches of snow were recorded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
Heavy snow fell across all of Rhode Island. The highest snowfall totals were found in Providence, Bristol, and Newport Counties, where as much as 8 inches of snow were recorded. Since the storm occurred over the weekend, impact on travel was kept to a minimum, but there were still several minor accidents throughout the state. Only a few hundred electric customers were left without power.Some snowfall totals from the storm include 8 inches in Tiverton, East Providence, Woonsocket, and Johnston; 7 inches in Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, and West Warwick; and 6 inches in Cumberland, Coventry, and North Kingstown.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Bristol
- When
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM 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
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 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, Newport
- When
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM 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
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 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, Washington
- When
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 PM 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
- January 20, 9:00 PM EST to January 21, 12:00 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
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm and Sleet in New Jersey, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 20, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 20, 2001
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 20 to 21, 2001
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, January 2001
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5227989, 5227990, 5227991, 5227992, 5227993, 5227994, 5227995.