Travel ban lifted at noon; thousands still without power as blizzard cleanup continues

By: Christopher Shea, Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 1,514

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Gov. Dan McKee lifted the statewide travel ban at noon Tuesday but encouraged Rhode Islanders who don’t need to go anywhere to please stay home and allow municipalities to continue work clearing secondary roads as the state digs out from a historic blizzard.

Just over 15,000 Rhode Island Energy customers were still without power as of 12:30 p.m. in the aftermath of a blizzard that surpassed even the epic Blizzard of 1978, dumping nearly …

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