Winter Storm, Northwest Providence
- When
- March 12, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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)
Winter Storm in Rhode Island, March 12, 2005
Low pressure south of Long Island intensified rapidly as it headed to the Canadian Maritimes, and brought heavy snow to northwest Rhode Island and much of interior southern New England. F.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 south of Long Island intensified rapidly as it headed to the Canadian Maritimes, and brought heavy snow to northwest Rhode Island and much of interior southern New England. Snowfall totals ranged from as little as 1 to 3 inches along the coast to as much as 9 inches inland.Dozens of minor accidents and spinouts were reported, but no major problems occurred.Officially, the snowfall total at T.F. Green State Airport was 3.0 inches. Other snowfall totals, as reported by trained spotters, included 9 inches in Burrillville, 8 inches in Woonsocket, 7 inches in North Foster and Cumberland, and 6 inches in Johnston.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 12, 2005
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 12, 2005
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 12, 2005
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 12, 2005
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 12 to 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 12, 2005
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 12, 2005
More
Every storm in Rhode Island in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Rhode Island, March 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5444477.