Snow began falling in the Providence area at around 3:00 this morning. All of mainland Rhode Island is under a Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service until 4 p.m. today. The forecast from the weather service is five-to-eight inches for most places except for Block Island.
Most Schools are closed in the state and with few exceptions they are converting to a virtual learning day. That means that they will get credit for the day and avoid a make-up day in the summer.
Schools are closed and converting to virtual learning today in:
Barrington
Coventry
Cranston
Cumberland
East Greenwich
Jamestown
Johnston
North Kingstown
North Providence
Narragansett
Newport
Providence
Smithfield
Tiverton
Warwick
West Warwick
Woonsocket
However- there are two school districts that are closed and WILL NOT go to a virtual learning set up.
Pawtucket and Cumberland Schools will be closed and will not opt for a virtual component.
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