It’s now been 30 years since the second largest snowstorm in Providence history.
While not officially a blizzard by visibility and wind standards in Providence, the storm brought some of the most impressive totals ever recorded along the I-95 corridor from Virginia to Boston.
The storm itself picked up through the evening of January 7th, with snowfall continuing into the 8th. While some residents dug out from over 20″ of snow locally, common amounts exceeded 30″ across the interior Northeast.
Below is some of NBC 10’s coverage from Jan. 7 and 8 in midst of the storm. Reporting at the time was Gene Valicenti, R.J. Heim and Paul McGonagle…