Snow Squall Warning, Rhode Island

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow, gusts up to 35 mph. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Issued: Thursday, January 1, 6:45 in the morning
Expires: Thursday, January 1, 7:30 in the morning

Places in this warning

How much

Wind gusts: Up to 35 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
US highways
Moving east at 36 mph

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Squall now: At 6:44 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Greenville to North Brookfield to near East Brookfield to Eastford to near Haddam, moving east at 35 mph.
Where: Windham County (Connecticut), Eastern Tolland County (Connecticut), Southeastern Hartford County (Connecticut), Northwestern Essex County (Massachusetts), Worcester County (Massachusetts), Western Norfolk County (Massachusetts), Middlesex County (Massachusetts), Northwestern Bristol County (Massachusetts), Northwestern Washington County (Rhode Island), Kent County (Rhode Island), Providence County (Rhode Island).
When: Until 7:30 in the morning.
Impacts: Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Places named: Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cranston, Lawrence, Pawtucket, Framingham, Haverhill, Waltham, Methuen, Woonsocket, Leominster, Fitchburg, Billerica, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, Coventry, Chelmsford, Cumberland, and Andover.
Seen by: Radar and trained spotter.

Updates

Thursday 6:45 in the morning
Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 7:30 in the morning. January 1, 2026