We know you want to see more blizzard photos! This is a bit of a different take, before & afters.
All photos © h ssan
See the full set of before & afters.
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Archives For Blizzard
As a light snow falls today, here’s the last look at photos sent in by our readers of last weekend’s blizzard.
Wood Street by James Ruh
The following photos of the West End were emailed to us by Deborah Hickey:
The third part of the photos readers have been sending us over the duration of the storm.
Photo © emiliabright
Photo © provbenson2009
Photo © Armadillo Commander
Photo © 1W57thNY
Yellow Jackets working hard in PPAC Square clearing snow.
The second part of the photos readers have been sending us over the duration of the storm. This set shows some of the day after.
Photo © provbenson2009
Photo © lddana51two
Photo © pvdEric
Photo © pvdEric
Crazy!
East Avenue near the Pawtucket/Providence line.
I’m seeing a lot of bellyaching on social media about streets not being plowed yet. While, my street is showing signs of blacktop, I feel others pain, but. We got walloped with feet of snow drifting to amazing proportions. There are hundreds of thousands, probably millions of tons of snow that need to be removed from hundreds of miles of roads. This is not something that just happens in a day or two, or more.
What does annoy me, is snow removal done wrong. The Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (of which I am a member) has discussed with Providence EMA the problem of plows piling snow at the corners of blocks, which then makes it impossible for abutters to comply with snow removal regulations. And while like I said, we’re dealing with a monumental amount of snow, that really has few places to go, I’m seeing a lot of signs around the few parts of the city that I’ve been able to reach this weekend, signs that this continues to happen.
While the photo above is from Pawtucket, not Providence, it illustrates the problem well. My friend who took the photo asked the workers who were dumping the snow if the abutter here would receive a fine and was told: ‘if they talked to city hall they wouldn’t get a fine.’
Well, that is nice for the pocketbook of the abutter (though, ‘talk to City Hall,’ is a rather vague directive), it sucks for all the people who now have to walk in East Avenue because the sidewalk will be closed for weeks.
The first part of the photos readers have been sending us over the duration of the storm. This first group starts with some from Friday as the storm got started.
Photo © provbenson2009
Photo © James Hall
Photo © Armadillo Commander
Atwells Avenue, midday Sunday, February 10, 2013.
Latest updates we have on storm recovery, please share any updates you have in the comments:
First, this from RIEMA, ugh!
The NWS is predicting ½” of rain for all areas Mon. Large amounts of snow saturated w/ water can cause flooding & damage to roofs #StormRI
— Rhode Island EMA (@RhodeIslandEMA) February 10, 2013
With temperatures well below freezing tonight, snow and ice that melted today is refreezing on sidewalks and roadways, use extreme caution on roads and sidewalks overnight and during the morning commute.
City of Providence
Also, Providence Snow Hotline: 680-8080
Further updates from the City:
PROVIDENCE CONDUCTING CITYWIDE INVENTORY OF STREETS TO COMPLETE NEMO CLEANUP PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED TOMORROW, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence officials are conducting a block-by-block inventory of every street in the City to determine which secondary roads remain impassable and deploy resources as needed in the wake of Winter Storm Nemo.
More than 90 percent of Providence’s more than 1,800 roads have been plowed. Less than 200 secondary roads still have not been plowed or need further clearing. In many cases, these are dead ends and narrow side streets with a car that remained parked on the street after the parking ban went into effect.
Because of the great amount of snow, clearing side streets has required the deployment of the city’s full inventory of front loaders and other large equipment; plows have not been sufficient to clear narrow residential roads.
The City is also contracting with private vendors that have large equipment. Privately contracted front loaders available to Providence have been limited by the high demand for such equipment across the state.
PROVIDENCE SCHOOLS CANCELED TOMORROW
Providence Public Schools will remain closed tomorrow, Monday, February 11 to allow for continued Nemo cleanup. District offices will remain open and all 12-month employees should report for work.
POWER OUTAGES
National Grid reports that the number of households without power in Providence has been reduced to 200 from more than 9,000 yesterday.
PARKING BAN
A citywide parking ban remains in effect. Vehicles parked on the street will impede plows and emergency vehicles, delaying snow cleanup and posing a public safety risk. Vehicles in violation of the parking ban may be towed.
SNOW ON ROOFTOPS POSES SAFETY RISK
With freezing rain forecast for tomorrow, residents are asked to closely monitor snow accumulation on business and residential buildings. Heavy snow can add stress to structures. Flat, commercial roofs are most vulnerable to stress, but slanted structures may also be susceptible. Residents should take reasonable precautions to monitor their homes and businesses and safely remove snow from roofs as necessary.
TRASH COLLECTION DELAYED
There will be no trash or recycling pickup on Monday in the City of Providence due to Winter Storm Nemo. Residents whose usual garbage collection day is Monday will have their trash and recycling picked up on Tuesday. All trash and recycling pickups for the rest of the week will also be one day later.
If possible, residents are asked to leave trash and recycling bins at the end of their driveways for collection. Trash and recycling cans should not be left in roadways.
OTHER CLOSURES IN THE CITY
The Roger Williams Park Zoo, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Botanical Center and Bank of America Skating Center will be closed tomorrow.
Last part of my morning walk in the snow. From Downcity up Broadway and back to Atwells.
We got our internet back so we’ll go through the reader submissions tomorrow. In the meantime, please share your photos in our Flickr Group or email them so we can post them here.
Murphy’s was open early.
