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How Much Snow Fell In Narragansett, SK: Jan. 7

Burrillville had the highest accumulation in the state with a foot of snowfall.

Rhode Islanders woke up to the first real snowstorm of 2022.
Rhode Islanders woke up to the first real snowstorm of 2022. (Rachel Nunes/Patch )

NARRAGANSETT-SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — The Ocean State saw its first snowfall of 2022 Thursday night into Friday, with residents across the state waking up to a blanket of white and snow falling hard and fast throughout the morning hours. Snow totals varied across the state, with some ares seeing only a few inches, and the northeast corner of the state buried in a foot of accumulation.

South County saw lower snow accumulations than other areas of the state, with 4 to 5 inches recorded around the Narragansett and South Kingstown areas.

Here's a look at snow totals for Jan. 7 in Rhode Island, by county. Snowfall amounts come from the National Weather Service, reported by snow spotters across the state. All times are Friday, unless otherwise noted.

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Bristol County

  • Barrington: 5.3 inches, 11 a.m.

Kent County

  • West Warwick: 8 inches, 11:13 a.m.
  • Greene: 7 inches, 11:02 a.m.
  • Coventry: 6 inches, 12:20 p.m.
  • West Warwick: 5 inches, 9 a.m.

Newport County

  • Little Compton: 5 inches, 1:45 p.m.
  • Middletown: 3 inches, 12:50 p.m.

Providence County

  • Burrillville: 12 inches, 10:17 a.m.
  • North Smithfield: 11.9 inches, 12:19 p.m.
  • North Foster: 10.5 inches, 12:37 a.m.
  • Smithfield: 10.5 inches, 10:55 a.m.
  • East Providence: 10 inches, 11:08 a.m.
  • Manville: 9.5 inches, 11:40 a.m.
  • Cumberland: 9.1 inches, 11:15 a.m.
  • Cranston: 7.8 inches, 10:56 a.m.
  • Glocester: 7.7 inches, 9:29 a.m.
  • Scituate: 6.2 inches, 11:56 a.m.
  • Rumford: 5.8 inches, 12:34 p.m.

Washington County

  • Hope Valley: 6.0 inches, 12:15 p.m.
  • Charlestown: 5.5 inches, 11:12 a.m.
  • Saunderstown: 5.0 inches, 11:47 a.m.
  • Wakefield: 4.5 inches, 11:15 a.m.
  • South Kingstown: 4.4 inches, noon
  • Kingston: 4.0 inches, 10:00 a.m.

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