Category Archives: Snow
Winter storm lashes East Coast with deep snow, high winds
Southern New England is hit by a powerful blizzard January 29, 2022. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - A storm with wind gusts near hurricane force lashed the Northeast on Saturday, dropp...
Jan 29, 2022
RI prepares for weekend blizzard
A Rhode Island Department of Transportation plow is backed up to a salt shed in East Providence January 28, 2022 as the state prepares for a weekend blizzard. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve...
Jan 28, 2022
Senators ask for funding to help people pay heating bills
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - U.S. senators from Rhode Island and Maine are asking the Biden administration to quickly send money to states for the program that helps people ...
Oct 17, 2021
Photos & Video: Winter Storm Juno in Rhode Island
The best photos & videos from around Rhode Island, showing the impact of Winter Storm Juno across the state.
Jan 27, 2015
Blizzard Warning in effect for RI, parts of Mass
Image taken from Accuweather. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News The National Weather Service has put Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts under a blizzard warning from Monday night through late Tuesday ev...
Jan 25, 2015
NEWS: Lifespan hospitals report close to 650 storm related injuries
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Lifespan, the non-profit organization that oversees Miriam, Rhode Island, Newport and Hasbro Children's Hospitals, reported that over the course of Friday, Saturday and...
Feb 11, 2013
NEWS: Red Cross will keep shelters open until power restored
WPRO Newsroom Hundreds of Rhode Islanders spent time in shelters across the state after Friday's severe winter storm. According to the Red Cross, more than 140 people spent Sunday night in...
Feb 11, 2013
WEATHER: RI, MA under Blizzard Warning until 1 p.m.
WPRO Newsroom Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts are under a blizzard warning until 1 p.m. Saturday, with snowfall coming to an end from west to east throughout the day. The storm dumped heavy sno...
Feb 09, 2013
WEATHER: Governor expands traffic ban to all roads
A snow plow stuck on a Rhode Island highway. Photos by WPRO's Liz Burke. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Governor Chafee has expanded the ban on travel to include all traffic and roads effective immed...
Feb 09, 2013
WEATHER: Chafee optimistic state will be back to normal Monday
By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Governor Lincoln Chafee told Gene Valicenti on the WPRO Morning News Saturday that he is hopeful the state will return to business as usual by Monday. "I'm optimis...
Feb 09, 2013
