Ida Drops 8+ Inches Of Rain In RI: Bristol County Rain Totals

BRISTOL, RI — The remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the Northeast hard overnight, dropping several inches of rain on Rhode Island. Roads were closed across the state Thursday morning due to flooding, though power outages were scattered.

The University of Rhode Island in Kingston saw the highest rain totals in the state, clocking in at 9.83 inches. Portsmouth, meanwhile, reported 8.32 inches of rainfall.

That's more than twice 3.92 inches of rain the Providence-area usually sees in the entire month of September, according to the National Weather Service. Another way to look at it: The National Severe Storms Laboratory estimated that one inch of rain is equal to about 13 inches of snowfall. Had temperatures been about 50 degrees cooler, parts of the state would have been buried under about 10 feet of snow, or more than three times the accumulation of the Blizzard of '78.

Read more: Roads Flooded, Closed After Ida Drops Over 5 Inches Of Rain On RI

Here's a look at how much snow fell in Bristol County Wednesday into Thursday morning. Some areas have more than one measurement, based on NWS reports.

• Bristol 6.38 inches
• Warren 6.33 inches
• Barrington 5.05 inches
• Barrington 4.51 inches
• Bristol 4.44 inches
• Bristol 3.31 inches