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Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport recorded 37.9 inches of snow between Sunday, Feb. 22, and Monday, Feb. 23, surpassing the previous record set during the Blizzard of '78, which was 28.6 inches. Providence's 35.5 inches on Monday alone also broke the snowfall record for the date of Feb. 23, which was 3.8 inches in 1967, NWS said.
Troopers stopped dozens of tractor trailers coming in from Connecticut, which lifted its travel ban on Monday.
The state of Rhode Island remains under a state of emergency, and a travel ban continues, following record snowfall Monday the Ocean State.
By the afternoon, the snowfall level near Providence — almost 33 inches — obliterated the two-day record set by the infamous Blizzard of 1978.
Rhode Island is still digging out, plowing streets and recovering from a record-setting blizzard that struck the state Monday, Feb 23. While residents woke up to a bluebird, clear day with a high of 30 degrees on Tuesday, the National Weather Service is already warning of more snow in our immediate future.
Monday’s Blizzard of ’26 dumped more than 3 feet of snow in many portions of Rhode Island, and well over 30 inches in parts of Massachusetts. The National Weather Service has updated the latest snowfall totals since Monday night.
Gov. Dan McKee is set to provide Rhode Islanders with an update on Tuesday as the region digs itself out from record snowfall.
South County so far is coming out on top for the most snow.
During a blizzard, doctors at Women & Infants Hospital found creative ways to get to work to deliver babies, including skiing and hiking.