Tropical Storm Isaias unleashes powerful winds on Southern New England

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)– Across Southern New England, the fury of Tropical Storm was realized Tuesday afternoon, with numerous reports of trees and power lines down.

The ABC6 studio offered a front row seat to the storm’s intensity, as trees came crashing down across both Orms Street and Charles Street.

While the trees continue to cause havoc for motorists, there were no reports of injuries.

A man in Rehoboth, Massachusetts was not so lucky.

The Rehoboth Fire Department reported that a man was pinned beneath a tree in his own driveway sometime around 5 p.m.

Firefighters helped clear the area so the man’s wife could meet him at the hospital, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. There’s no word yet on the extent of the man’s injuries.

Meanwhile, shortly before 7 p.m, a Pawtucket resident on Day Street was dealing with his own tree-related headache.

ABC6 News will have more on that story later in the evening.

For those not directly in the path of downed trees, the storm continues to wreak havoc on the state’s power lines. The National Grid power outage map shows thousands of residences affected across the entirety of the state.

We’ll continue to update this story as Tropical Storn Isaias continues to batter the region.

Meteorologist Jeff Desnoyers will continue to track the storm and update its progression through the region.

ABC6 will bring you the latest on how coastal communities are faring in the storm throughout the night.

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