Official Blizzard Warning Issued for RI - "Travels Should Be Restricted to Emergencies Only"

Official Blizzard Warning Issued for RI - "Travels Should Be Restricted to Emergencies Only"

The National Weather Service has now issued an official blizzard warning for Rhode Island starting at midnight. 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
940 AM EST Fri Jan 28 2022

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Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham

940 AM EST Fri Jan 28 2022

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 15 to 19 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of eastern and northeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to midnight EST Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be extremely difficult to impossible. Strong winds could cause tree damage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Considerable blowing and drifting snow along with near white out conditions at times. Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour is possible at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.