« Prov. liquor store owner pleads guilty to selling to minors | Today | Seeking any parent of a stranded Providence student »

December 13, 2007

Weather Service: Snowfall expected to stop at 9 p.m.

The snowstorm that gridlocked most of the state today is expected to end around 9 p.m., a National Weather Service meteorologist said.

The traffic meltdown, well, that could be a different story.

Snowfall totals are expected to reach one foot in the state's northwest corner, said Bill Simpson, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Lincoln had recorded about 10 inches as of about 7:30 p.m.. Providence should see less of the white stuff, about 7 to 9 inches. Temperatures are expected to peak in the low 30s tomorrow, which may mean some melting but not much.

Brace yourselves, though, because another storm is expected to blow into the state on Saturday and into Sunday. That one is expected to follow the snow-to-rain-to-snow pattern. Since Sunday's storm has a potential for icy conditions, it may be considered more of a nor'easter with higher winds.

Perhaps the only consolation for people who sat in cars for three to five hours today is that the next storm is due to hit on a weekend. "If there's any blessing, that's it," Simpson said.

Today's storm -- the first major one of the season -- probably won't top the 15.1 inches that fell on Rhode Island during all of last winter.

But Sunday's storm could certainly help break last year's record.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 8:05 PM | Permalink

Comments

Post a comment

Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish.

Name:

Email Address:

URL:
Remember Me? YesNo

Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)