The National Weather Service has placed northwest Providence County under a Winter Storm Warning from 8 p.m. Monday until 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Heavy snow is expected, totaling six-to-twelve inches.
The Woonsocket area is a concern for the heavier amounts of snow.
Winds are predicted to gust as high as 55 miles per hour.
The city of Providence and central Rhode Island are under a Winter Storm Watch for possible snow accumulations of 4-to-8 inches and wind gusts up to 60.
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