Raimondo announces State of Emergency for RI

January 26, 2015 12:42 pm

By: Dee DeQuattro

Twitter; @deedequattro

Governor Gina Raimondo has announced a State of Emergency for Rhode Island as a winter storm threatens the Ocean State with almost three feet of snow and winds up to 70 miles per hour.

Raimondo is asking people to stay off the roads after 8 p.m. on Monday. At midnight a travel ban will go into effect across the state until further notice.

Rhode Island State Police said it is a strong possibility that Rhode Island bridges will be closed to travel.

National Grid has 1,000 crews on hand to help restore power as outages are extremely likely with wind gusts up to 70 mph. Coastal communities are most at risk of losing power.