Weekend Storm Was Officially a “Blizzard” — See Snowfall Totals in RI
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Weekend Storm Was Officially a “Blizzard” — See Snowfall Totals in RI
According to the National Weather Service, snowfall amounts in Rhode Island saw totals as high as two feet in West Warwick; 22 inches in Westerly, Barrington, Tiverton, and Bristol; and 21 inches in Newport and Warren — and the weather officially qualified as a blizzard.
SEE NWS Snowfall Totals HERE
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
541 PM EST SAT JAN 29 2022
...JANUARY 29TH BLIZZARD IN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE REACHED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS
RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 29,
2022. LIGHT SNOW BEGAN LATE AT NIGHT ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 28.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WERE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. WIND
GUSTS REACHED HURRICANE FORCE ON CAPE ANN, CAPE COD, AND
NANTUCKET DURING THE STORM.
THE DEFINITION OF A BLIZZARD IS THAT FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW
REDUCES VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1/4 MILE ALONG WITH WINDS THAT
FREQUENTLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR MORE. THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MUST
BE THE PREDOMINANT REPORTED CONDITION FOR AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE
HOURS.
WHEN REVIEWING WHETHER A PARTICULAR OBSERVATION LOCATION HAD
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, WE CONSIDERED VISIBILITIES EQUAL TO 1/4 MILE
BECAUSE THAT IS QUITE LOW FOR AN AUTOMATED SENSOR TO BE ABLE TO
DETECT IN SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW.
AS OF 530 PM ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, SOME SNOW WAS STILL
OCCURRING ACROSS THE REGION, SO WE WILL ISSUE A MORE COMPLETE
REPORT, LISTING DURATIONS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER, IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS DID MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA TODAY...
IN RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE (KPVD)
WESTERLY (KWST)
NEWPORT (KUUU)
BLOCK ISLAND (KBID)
IN MASSACHUSETTS...
BOSTON (KBOS)
WORCESTER (KORH)
BEVERLY (KBVY)
HYANNIS (KHYA)
MARSHFIELD (KGHG)
MARTHA'S VINEYARD (KMVY)