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![[CREDIT: NWS] National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Warwick and the state as 13-23 inches of snow and winds up to 45 mph are expected to begin across the state after 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Power outages are expected due to the winds and heavy snow.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Blizzard-Warning-Feb.-22-NWS-250x228.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — NWS has issued a blizzard warning for Warwick & the state Sunday night till Monday night, with 15 – 23 inches expected. along with 45 mph winds.
![[CREDIT: RI Energy] A July 3 storm knocked out power for many in RI and Warwick. By Monday, only a few areas in the city were still without power.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/July-3-storm-2025-250x228.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi asked for people’s patience as the DPW adds storm debris pickup to its routine the next few weeks following a Thursday July 3 storm […]
NORTON, MA — The National Weather Service warns of high wind starting late tonight and lasting till 9 a.m. Friday, according to the agency’s high wind warning. The NWS warns […]
![[CREDIT: National Grid] Wednesday's storm cut power to about 90,000 homes, with a wind advisory remaining in effect through the afternoon.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RI-storm-power-outages-wind-advisory-140x140.png)
WARWICK, RI — A blustery storm has knocked out power to about 90,000 homes in Rhode Island, including 12,645 in Warwick, with a wind advisory remaining in place until 2 […]
![[CREDIT: National Grid] Tropical Storm-Isaias winds knocked out power for 87,000 Rhode Islanders Tuesday.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tropical-Storm-Isaias-RI-power-outages-140x140.png)
WARWICK, RI — Strong winds from Tropical Storm Isaias have knocked down power lines, cutting power to 87,000 Rhode Islanders, including 2,346 sporadic outages in Warwick, with Coventry, Cranston and […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A downed tree struck the roof above a New Britain Street home's bedroom Friday. On Saturday, Northeastern Tree Removal lived up to its name.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/March-Storm-12-New-Britain-front-140x140.jpg)
Winds were still gusting strong Saturday as a forceful two-day storm began to wind down, while neighbors across Warwick began to clean up, which involved moving trees off homes and property.
About 1,700 people in Warwick were without power following a reported transformer fire on Sandy Lane in Warwick Sunday night at about 8:30 p.m.
A driver crashed their car into a pole on Sandy Lane this morning at about 8:30 a.m., knocking out power before fleeing the scene, where traffic began snarling and remains a challenge for motorists.
State Reps are exploring possible disaster relief for Warwick, Cranston and Coventry following Tuesday’s crippling storm of downed trees and three days without electricity for many residences and businesses, and the City of Warwick is asking for public reports to back up the appeal.
As Warwick Post covered the aftermath of the storm, which surprised many people despite warnings of severe thunderstorms that morning, residents provided a series of quick photos that gave their neighbors a view of the damage.
National Grid executives have 85 of their 230 crews working in Warwick after Tuesday’s storm, but residents in Governor Francis neighborhood, one of the hardest hit areas in the city, are skeptical power will be restored soon.
Rhode Islanders not yet clear of the debris and damage caused by this morning’s powerful storm are being urged to make sure they’re prepared for severe weather forecast for later this afternoon.
A powerful storm with heavy winds, torrential rain and lightning toppled trees, knocked out power and started house fires across Kent County this morning at 6:30 a.m., including Warwick.
Warwick was among five communities struck by a power outage at about 2 p.m. that cut power to 27,000 customers in the city, parts of Cranston, East Greenwich, West Warwick and Coventry for about an hour.
A truck powered by natural gas struck a telephone pole on Jefferson Boulevard early this morning, dropping power lines onto the vehicle that set off its fuel in a minor explosion.
