East Greenwich Issues Parking Ban Ahead Of Winter Storm

EAST GREENWICH, RI — East Greenwich police will issue an on-street parking ban ahead of another round of nasty winter weather expected to hit Rhode Island Friday.

The parking ban will go into effect at 11:59 p.m, Thursday and will continue until further notice Friday.

During parking bans, all vehicles must be moved off of public streets to driveways or other off-street parking.

Snow is expected to arrive overnight, between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. It is expected to change over from all snow to wintry mix Friday morning, between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the southern half of the state, and between 9 a.m. and noon in the northern half of the state.

A winter storm watch will be in place statewide all day Friday, with periods of heavy snow likely, especially earlier in the day. Hazardous road conditions will be likely, with a flash freeze possible in the later afternoon to evening.

When all is said and done, Rhode Island is expected to see between two and eight inches of snow accumulation, with the snowfall amount highest at the top of the state and lower headed further south. The National Weather Service said there is still a lot of uncertainty about these numbers, however, so all of Rhode Island could see different snow totals.