Blizzard travel ban will remain in RI, see snow totals and outages

[Beringia]

Source: The Providence Journal

It's official - the Blizzard of 2026 is a record breaker.




As of the 1 p.m. snow totals from the National Weather Service, numerous towns have smashed their snowfall records previously set by the Blizzard of '78, and the snow keeps falling.

There is currently a total travel ban in place, Four of the state's bridges are closed – the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge, Mount Hope Bridge, Newport Pell Bridge and the Sakonnet River Bridge.

Numerous towns have over 30 inches of snow recorded, according to preliminary totals from the National Weather Service.

There are currently about 39,881 power outages across Rhode Island.

RI State Police cited 34 drivers for violating travel ban

Patrick Anderson

Most people headed the warnings of Rhode Island public officials to stay off major roads and highways during the blizzard. But not all.

There were 222 vehicles that spun out or became disabled between the start of the storm and 4 p.m. Monday, Rhode Island State Police Lieutenant Colonel John Allen said.

Read more: https://www.providencejournal.com/live-story/weather/severe/2026/02/23/ri-weather-live-updates-how-much-snow-travel-ban-what-to-expect/88817149007/

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I am not seeing any reports of the snowstorms going on in Boston on Rhode Island, so I am posting one

[Coldwater]

1. RI Hit the jackpot with over 30 inches in many locations

In Massachusetts there are currently 282,000 customers without power