PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Many Southern New Englanders are traveling home after Christmas, and crews are now working to assure their safety as a winter storm hits the area.
According to Pinpoint Meteorologist Pete Mangione, a wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain will continue overnight.? Slick roads are possible, especially at the onset of the precipitation before it has a chance to change over. Most of the areas will make a quick change over to rain, which will continue into Thursday morning.? Highs winds are also likely late tonight through Thursday morning.
National Grid tells Eyewitness News they're closely monitoring the storm and are prepared to call in additional workers in the event of widespread outages or downed trees.
They also said their efforts are focused on the entire state, and not specifically on the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy.
Similarly, public workers in areas such as Burrillville and Foster said they're not preparing any special treatment for the areas still cleaning up from Sandy's impact, and any new damage will be assessed after Wednesday night's storm passes. Although, they're still gearing up to take on whatever the storm brings.
"For this event we're mixing salt and sand in the background," said Burrillville DPW Director Jeff McCormick. "All the trucks are fueled up and ready to go."
Providence crews said they'll be working closely with National Grid to be alert of any downed trees or power lines.
"We're kind of cognizant of what may happen to downed tree limbs," said Providence DPW Acting Director Bill Bombard. "We have a skeleton crew on overnight that will be monitoring those conditions."
UPDATE: Wintry weather causing accidents across Rhode Island. One accident has already been reported in Johnston, and Rhode Island Police have responded to several others across the state.
For the most up-to-date weather information, visit the Pinpoint Weather Team's page.
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