As of 5pm EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in RI: All watches and warnings have been discontinued. TS Henri spared RI its worst effects: Rain has already ended over most of the state and winds should subside by 7pm. The storm is barely hanging onto tropical storm status with maximum sustained winds 40MPH, and likely […]
Although it is too early to be sure, with most of RI on the eastern side of the path of TS Henri the main consequence of the storm is electrical outages. As of 1:47pm, National Grid was reporting 424 outages affecting 81,964 customers. Most of those affected are in southern RI, where the storm center […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-22-1700edt UPDATE: As of 2pm EDT, Tropical Storm Warnings have been dropped for all of RI except Block Island, and maximum sustained winds have decreased to 50MPH as TS Henri loses strength over land. As of 11am EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-22-1100edt As of 5am EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Newport and Washington Counties including Block Island.• A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for eastern Kent […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-22-0500edt As of 11pm EDT Sat, Aug 21, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Newport and Washington Counties including Block Island.• A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for eastern Kent […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-21-2300edt As of 11am EDT Sat, Aug 21, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for Newport and Washington Counties including Block Island.• A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for eastern Kent […]
IMPORTANT: This post is out of date and has been superseded; see motifri.com/wx-henri-2021-08-21-1100edt As of 5am EDT Sat, Aug 21, 2021 in RI:• A Storm Surge Warning, Tropical Storm Warning, and Hurricane Watch are in effect for Bristol, eastern Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties, including Block Island.• A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch are […]
Providence Police at 5pm today released 41 separate body cam video recordings from a July 9 incident where three juveniles were arrested following a vehicular pursuit. Some of the video appears to show police officers punching and spitting on the juveniles, as well as threatening to arrest bystanders for talking disrespectfully. The video was posted […]
Motif stands with and believes survivors of sexual assault. We take seriously our responsibility to our community and collaborators to foster the conversations that effect social change, no matter how difficult, and we are committed to being vigilant in this work. This includes reevaluating our relationships with sources and contributors when allegations come to light, […]
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will be at Providence Performing Arts Center on August 20. I recently spoke with John Lyon, aka Southside Johnny, about touring post pandemic, porch performances and how it all started. John Fuzek (Motif): So, are you in New Jersey now? Southside Johnny: Yes, I am about a five minute […]