In Rhode Island, Burrillville saw the worst of the storm with nine inches falling across the town, according to the National Weather Service. North Foster came in a close second with a slightly over eight inches of snowfall through the night.
Other areas across the state received an average of 5 to 8 inches of snow including Warwick (6 inches), Cranston (5 inches), and Scituate (7.8). Areas like Wakefield and North Smithfield were the lucky winners last night as only two inches of snow fell. Little Compton, Providence, and Middletown were close runner-ups with less than 5 inches of snow falling across the towns.
In Massachusetts, the storm left nine inches of snow in areas in Middlesex, Worcester, and Essex counties. The National Weather Service said the towns of Topsfield, Carlisle and Billerica northwest of Boston were among the towns that got slightly more than nine inches of snow. On the southcoast, Bristol county received between five and seven inches of snow with the highest amount in Dighton and Rehoboth.
The storm started as light fluffy snow and continued Friday as cold rain.
Travel conditions were treacherous Thursday night. Rhode Island State Police report responding to 50 of weather-related crashes between 6 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, with most of the crashed occurring between 7 and 9 p.m. In Massachusetts, state police said a stretch of the Massachusetts Turnpike east was closed Friday morning after several tractor-trailer crashes.
