Several schools made the call to cancel mid-afternoon.
With a winter storm on its way and the city under a Blizzard Watch, several school cancelations are already being issued for tomorrow: Snow will begin Friday morning, possibly mixing with rain in the afternoon, before returning Friday night to heavy, wet snow that could fall at a rate of up to 3 inches an hour, according to the National Weather Service.
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Woonsocket could get up to a foot or more of snow from approaching storm.
This weekend, just a couple days after the 35th anniversary of the Blizzard of '78, New England is expected to get a new blizzard. Forecasters say snow will begin Friday morning, possibly mixing with rain in the afternoon, before returning Friday night to heavy, wet snow that could fall at a rate of up to 3 inches an hour, according to the National Weather Service. The height of the storm is expected to hit late Friday night into Saturday morning, continuing into the afternoon Saturday. Snowfall in Woonsocket could range between 10 – 18 inches with the potential of 12 – 24 inches in areas. Northeasterly winds of 25 – 35 mph may gust as high as 50 mph, resulting in downed trees and power outages. Keep an eye on updated weather conditions…
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Keep your batteries charged, your milk and bread stocked, and check out these things to know:
Blizzard Watch - The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch, warning of a potential 1 to 2 feet of snow across much of the region. Northeasterly winds of 25 – 35 mph may gust as high as 50 mph, resulting in downed trees and power outages. Calling all plows - With the aforementioned Blizzard Watch, now might be a good time to check in with City Hall, which is interested in hiring private trucks with plows, as well as four wheel drive vehicles with plows and other snow removal equipment on an hourly rental basis. Forms of Proposals and Agreements are available at the Office of Purchasing in the City Hall Finance Dept. All interested parties, call Jessica at 401-767-9269, or email at jdesrochers@woonsocketri.org. Diner for …
Danny59
10:46 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
I know I might sound crazy,but I would rather be back home in Rhode island,even with Blizzard,than be in this foreign state of Floridah,not Florida,an ymore foreign state in USA,I miss my own kind people,food,stores,and belive me I miss weather,since i cam eto this terrible state and area,I have had nothing but heart ache,and pain,hate people ,especially idiot neighbors and weather,for we have … more ›