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Minimal snow Tue evening, soon changing to rain, ending Fri morning: Less than 1 inch accum expected

At Providence, snow is likely Tue starting 7pm, changing to rain around 9am, and continuing with some on-and-off breaks until Fri 8am. Snow before mixing with rain is expected in the under-1 inch range. Snow accumulation probabilities in the metropolitan area: at least 0.1in 95%, 1in 40%, 2in near 0%.

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Snow Tue, likely 1 – 3 inches before rain mix: Will cause bad road conditions for commuters

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from January 15, 07:00 PM EST until January 16, 07:00 PM EST At Providence, snow is likely Tue starting 1am and ending 5pm, possibly mixing with rain and freezing rain 11am – 6pm as the temperature rises above freezing 1pm– 5pm. Because of the timing of the precipitation, commuters may […]

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More Wind, Rain, Flooding Overnight to Sat Morning: Another 1 – 2 inches rain will add to swollen rivers, streams

At Providence, another significant storm will bring an expected 1 – 2 inches additional rain to already swollen rivers and streams, up to 3 feet of coastal flood inundation, and wind gusts peaking to 40MPH. Rain is expected to start Sat 12am (midnight) and end 9am, heavy at times overnight. Wind gusts exceeding 30MPH are […]

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R1 Tracks Upward

It’s a walking tour of the brand new track at Lincoln’s R1 Indoor Karting. Founder and track creator (and retired Dutch auto racing legend) Mike Hezemans walked reporters around the challenging multi-level new track, which they constructed over nine days, with crews of a dozen working round the clock. Requests to have their construction team […]

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Washington Bridge Westbound Bypass Lanes Open Early: In time for Friday morning commute

Two eastbound lanes have been repurposed to carry westbound traffic across the Providence River over the Washington Bridge on I-195 in time for the Friday morning commute, the RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced in a statement at 2:45am. The westbound side of the bridge had to be closed on an emergency basis due to […]

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