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How Much Snow Did Tiverton and Little Compton get?
So the official tallies are in, how did Tiverton and Little Compton's snowfall measure up to the rest of Newport County?
The final snowflakes have settled and Tiverton and Little Compton didn't quite get the 20 inches promised by the National Weather Service (NWS) during Nemo Blizzard, but it did get a solid 13.5 inches.
A trained NWS spotter reported on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 7:29 a.m. that 13.5 inches accumulated in Little Compton during the Feb. 8-9, 2013 snowstorm. No tally was available for Tiverton on the NWS's storm total snowfall list compiled by trained spotters, the general public and local media.
All south coast towns reported less snowfall than Rhode Island's more northern inland cities and towns. West Glocester reported the most snowfall in the state with 27.6 inches. Here are some of the tallies in nearby towns.
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- Middletown, 16.0 inches
- Portsmouth, 15.2 inches
- Fall River, 24.0 inches
- New Bedford, 16.5 inches
The numbers, NWS warns, are unofficial tallies of snowfall and wind gusts measured by cooperative observers across Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
What were you tallies for snowfall in Tiverton and Little Compton? How much snow is in your backyard? Tell us in the comments below.
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