A Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service is in effect for northwest Providence County all day today.
The weather service is predicting 4-to-12 inches of snow for the warning area.
Much of the rest of Rhode Island is under a Winter Weather Advisory for one-to-five inches.
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is in communication with local EMA departments to ensure communities have the necessary supports in place.
The Department of Housing has communicated with shelter providers and warming centers about the storm and has requested that they implement emergency shelter plans.
Rhode Island State Police will be monitoring the highways and assisting motorists if needed.
The Office of Energy Resources is in contact with Rhode Island Energy (RIE) and the state’s delivered fuel terminals to closely monitor the incoming storm system and its impact on power and fuel supplies across the state. RIE will have additional utility crews standing by.
OER has reached out to the delivered fuel (heating oil, diesel, gasoline, propane) terminals and will monitor the situation as the storm progresses.
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