Weather Service Reports 46% Chance of Prov Getting 4-6" of Snow on Monday
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Weather Service Reports 46% Chance of Prov Getting 4-6" of Snow on Monday
According to the weather service, there is a 46% chance that Providence gets 4 to 6 inches and a 21% chance that Providence gets 6 to 8 inches.
Overall, the Weather Service is saying that there is a 100% chance of snow.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...
SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...
CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...
WARWICK
253 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY.
* LOCATIONS...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR THE IMMEDIATE
SOUTH COAST...CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. BEST CHANCE
OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL QUICKLY OVERSPREAD WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN
MOVE INTO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS BETWEEN 5 AND 7
AM. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON...BUT SOME SNOW MAY LINGER INTO MONDAY EVENING
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE.
* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL IMPACT AT LEAST PART OF THE MONDAY MORNING
RUSH HOUR...PARTICULARLY IN THE HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD
METROPOLITAN AREAS WHERE IT BEGINS EARLIER. TEMPERATURES EARLY
MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S...SO EXPECT
SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS MAKING FOR A SLIPPERY COMMUTE.
BY LATER MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THE STRONG APRIL SUN
ANGLE WILL PROBABLY ALLOW FOR MELTING ON MOST ROADWAYS OUTSIDE
OF LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
HOWEVER...BY EARLY EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE
20S AND THERE COULD BE A RARE APRIL FLASH FREEZE ALONG THE
BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE CORRIDOR. THIS MAY IMPACT THE MONDAY
EVENING RUSH HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY
DEVELOP.
Providence City Council Grades Snow Removal Efforts
Luis Aponte
Council President, Ward 10
Grade: C
Comment: Aponte said that constituant complaints were mostly about the narrowing of the streets, and the narrow passageways for both pedestrians and vehicles. At some point, he says, it's not about the plowing, but how to remove the snow altogether.
Sabina Matos
Ward 15
Grade: None Given
Comment: She supports the job the DPW and the administration did, and said that it's important for everyone to work together to find solutions.
Bryan Principe
Ward 13
Grade: B
Comment: Principe said that it was a tough job with so much snow, but there was room for improvement.
Nicholas Narducci
Ward 4
Grade: B
Comment: Narducci said that plow operators did well, but the inspectors needed to do a better job.
Wilbur Jennings
Ward 8
Grade: B+
Comment: Jennings said it was a tough storm, and they did well in his ward, all things considered.
Michael Correia
Ward 6
Grade: C-
Comment: None
Terrence Hassett
Ward 12
Grade: C
Comment: Hassett felt that the combination of insufficent equipment and some of the contractors' work led to less than ideal results. He doesn't believe the workers are to blame, but overall the city needs to be more efficient.
Kevin Jackson
Ward 3
Grade: C
Comment: None
Jo-Ann Ryan
Ward 5
Grade: None Given
Comment: "The issues with snow removal in my Ward were consistent with issues across the City. I feel grading the effort is not a productive exercise. I choose instead to commit to working with my fellow Council members and the Mayor to study the operation in an open and transparent forum to find solutions. While the around-the-clock effort put forth by the city workers during the blizzard, along with the response to numerous calls for assistance was commendable, the end result is our citizens are generally not happy and we need to do better."
Carmen Castillo
Ward 9
Grade: None Given
Comment: Castillo was reluctant to give a letter grade, but said there was room for improvement in her ward.
Mary Kay Harris
Ward 11
Grade: None Given
Comment: No comment, wants to further assess the work done in her ward.
Samuel Zurier
Ward 2
Grade: Incomplete
Comment: None
David Salvatore
Ward 14
Grade: None Given
Comment: Salvatore said there was room for improvement, and that he looks forward to working with the new Elorza Administration on the issue.
John Igliozzi
Ward 7
Grade: B
Comment: "It was a blizzard. I give them a B."
Seth Yurdin
Ward 1
Councilman Yurdin did not respond to GoLocalProv's request for comment as of Thursday night.
