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STORM CENTER: Parking Ban Lifted in Bristol
As much as 6-9 inches has fallen across the East Bay.
12:30 pm
The parking ban in Bristol has been lifted by the police department.
8:30 am
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Bristol Town Hall will open today at 10 am.
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Rogers Williams University is closed Wednesday until 5 pm.
7 pm
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Bristol is closed Wedneday.
StoryLand preschool in Bristol is closed Wednesday.
The Garden PlaySchool in Warren will open at 8 am; bring snow gear.
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The Bristol-Warren regional schools are closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
3 pm
The Prudence Island Ferry at 6 am and 8 am tomorrow, Jan. 22, will not run due to the snowstorm. The 10 am ferry will run.
12:50 pm
The Bristol-Warren schools have canceled all afternoon activities and classes. There also will be no COZ or late busses.
10 am
Parking bans have been scheduled to start in Bristol and Warren with a snowstorm expected to drop 5-10 inches of the white stuff on the state.
Bristol's parking ban goes into effect at 6 pm today, Jan. 21.
Warren's parking ban goes into effect at 8 pm today.
7 am
A snowstorm forecasted to start Tuesday night is shaping up to be a bit more than just an inch or two across much of Rhode Island.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. The so-called “jackpot” area is expected to span from the Tiverton-Little Compton area through Cape Cod, but heavy snow with accumulations of 4-8 inches are possible throughout much of the state, especially along the south coast and islands. Some weather maps predict as much as 10 inches in some areas.
The snow is expected to start on Tuesday afternoon and last through Wednesday morning.
"Snow covered roadways will cause difficult driving conditions,” the weather service said. “Periods of moderate to heavy snow along with gusty winds will cause visibilities at a mile or less.”
The wind will blow from the north at 10-20 miles per hour with gusts to 35 mph.
In addition to the heavy snow and strong wind, the temperature will be in single digits and the teens.
As has been the case all winter, the snow will have its greatest impact on driving with travel “slow at best on well treated surfaces and quite difficult on any unplowed or untreated surfaces,” according to the weather service.
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