PROVIDENCE – The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning until 7 a.m. Tuesday for a winter storm that has dumped record snowfall amounts across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
The snow has been heavy at times, with wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour.
Snowfall is expected to end around 7 p.m. Monday.
Snowfall totals piled up Monday. Rhode Island T.F Green International Airport received 37.9 inches of snow as of 7:01 p.m. According to Gov, Daniel J McKee that amount and snowfall in other communities surpassed the "Blizzard of '78," which dumped 26 inches of snow in Providence.
As of 2:33 p.m., North Kingstown received 35 inches of snow while East Providence got 33.5 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Central Falls received 31.1 inches while both Warren and South Kingstown each received 30.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Sunday declared a state of emergency and said he expects up to 150,000 electricity customers to lose power during the storm. As of noon, Rhode Island Energy reported 42,445 customers without power.
(UPDATE: Adds 37.9 inches of snow at T.F. Green.)