Wintry Mix for Narragansett, South Kingstown This Weekend

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A wintry mix will hit the region starting Saturday night.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the region, saying wet snow could exacerbate roof collapses.

Here’s more from NWS:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
• LOCATIONS...INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
• HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
• ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO 2 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF A BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE LINE AND 2 TO 5 INCHES NORTHWEST OF THAT LINE. ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.
• TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PM ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW THEN TRANSITIONS TO RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING...BUT A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION. FURTHER BACK INTO THE INTERIOR...SNOW MAY NOT TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERHAPS REMAINING ALL SNOW ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER BY SUNDAY MORNING.
• IMPACTS...ANY SNOW / ICE WILL MAKE FOR SLICK SURFACES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WITH THE THREAT OF A WET SNOW AND/OR RAIN...STRUCTURAL COLLAPSES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE ROOFS THAT HAVE A REMNANT SNOWPACK. RAIN ALONE PRESENTS THE THREAT OF URBAN POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AS DRAINS ARE SNOW- CLOGGED.
• WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
• TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

Photo credit: National Weather Service