Region hunkers down and hopes

A few drivers head over the Barrington Bridge on Thursday morning.

Photo by Richard W Dionne Jr

A car turns off Main Street in downtown Warren.

Main Street in Warren, looking south.

A desolate Warren Town Hall.

Water Street in Warren, looking south.

Water Street in Warren, looking north.

CVS in downtown Barrington is open for business.

The intersection of Middle Highway and Nayatt Road in Barrington, looking west toward the R.I. Country Club.

Looking north down Middle Highway in Barrington.

EastBayRI.com · Thursday, January 4, 2018 10:43 am

By Scott Pickering

Despite a slow start, where the blizzard arrived a few hours later than predicted, it is rolling across the region in full force Thursday morning. At 10:30 a.m., accumulations were already at six inches in the East Bay — and climbing fast.

With all schools and most businesses closed, roads are mostly empty, aside from snow plows and a few brave (or foolish) motorists. On a trip through Barrington and Warren, this reporter saw a handful of people trying to keep their driveways clear, one cross country skier in the Nayatt area of Barrington, two mail trucks and a few delivery trucks.

Downtown Warren was totally empty and all stores were closed, while in downtown Barrington, CVS and Ace Hardware were both open. The heaviest winds are not expected until later in the day. National Grid is reporting no outages yet.