Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, November 12 to 13, 2004

Name: Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, November 12 to 13, 2004
Start: 2004-11-12T12:00
End: 2004-11-13T12:00
Location: Rhode Island

November 12 to 13, 2004 · NWS BOX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Many locations throughout the Ocean State reported snowfall totals between 2 and 5 inches, but totals between 4 and 8 inches were widely observed in Providence County. F.

Where it happened

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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.

The first widespread snowfall of the season affected Rhode Island from the afternoon of the 12th through midday on the 13th, as low pressure developed off the mid Atlantic coast and tracked southeast of New England.Many locations throughout the Ocean State reported snowfall totals between 2 and 5 inches, but totals between 4 and 8 inches were widely observed in Providence County. Despite this being the first widespread snowfall of the season, the storm had little significant impact, aside from several minor accidents.Officially, the snowfall total at T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick was 3.8 inches. Other snowfall totals, as reported by trained spotters, included 8 inches in Burrillville; 7 inches in Pawtucket, Scituate, Smithfield, and Johnston; and 6 inches in Cranston, Rumford, and downtown Providence.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northwest Providence

When: November 12, 12:00 PM EST to November 13, 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, Southeast Providence

When: November 12, 12:00 PM EST to November 13, 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)

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 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Rhode Island, November 2004

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: 5425339, 5425340.