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Yah - it was striking how it changed as I was coming back from Middletown to Wickford an hour or so ago. All rain over on the island until we got over the Pell Bridge. Then all snow from Jamestown on.

Steady snow here on the west bay in Rhode Island Still just a coating though. Roads are real mess. I don't think RIDOT expected this one to make the impact it's already making.

Our daughter and her friends have just arrived there. Sounds like the perfect place to view.

(It's a loop from the KBOX radar last evening just after sunset.)

Bird migration is full on tonight. First clear night with out smoke here in Southern New England. Getting out while the getting is good. Birds.mov

Eric Fisher is saying it’s a once in 200 year event tonight. If we get a bunch of rain from Lee, as saturated as everything already is, it’s gonna be a long weekend.

Dams breaking in Leominster according to this post.

Flooding all over the region. Attleboro, Providence, Leominster. Sounds like Leominster has the worst of it. Lots of pictures cars floating away on social media right now. Yikes.

.83" of rain here in the storm that came through overnight. Lots of lightning too. Fun!

What are the standard Intro to Meteorology textbooks being used in college courses these days? I'm a physicist by training and taught at the University level. In physics there are standard texts that most everyone uses (eg Halliday and Resnick) and similarly in Astronomy (Abell or about a dozen others). Are there similar texts in Meteorology? (And are they available used? Heh.) Thanks for any advice.

Still falling here, the winds have died down but the rate is about the same as it's been since 9 AM. Maybe something like a foot and a half here on average? Big drifts. It's going to be a while before we get plowed out. Looks like I'm the first one along the lane to venture out.

Looking out over Narragansett bay toward Quonset airport IMG_1361.mov

Starting to really pick up here. Winds 30 gusting to 40. IMG_1359.mov

Band moving across RI is pounding right now. Visibility down, winds really cranking. Just saw a report that all the main bridges over the bay are all closed until 8 PM tonight.

Good morning from Wickford and town beach. Blowing, drifting snow here. Snow drift in front is already blocking us from opening the storm door. Winds 24 gusting to 35, 24 F, wet bulb 26.