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OUR PINPOINT WEATHER
TEAM COVERAGE
CONTINUES NOW--
AS TONY MENTIONED--
YESTERDAY'S STORM
DIDN'T BRING MUCH
SNOW--
BUT IT DID LEAVE BEHIND
A LOT OF ICE.
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CREWS ALL OVER THE
STATE WERE CALLED TO--
MULTIPLE CRASHES--
ON AREA ROADS.
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AND THE ICE DIDN'T JUST
IMPACT CARS.
LOCAL HOSPITALS SAY
THEY SAW A VARIETY OF
INJURIES.
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER KIM KALUNIAN
IS LIVE IN PROVIDENCE --
AT ONE PLACE WHERE
THE ICE WAS A WELCOME
SIGHT TODAY.
KIM?
MIKE, SHANNON - IF
YOU'VE STEPPED ONTO
OR DRIVEN OVER ANY
UNTREATED SURFACE
TODAY YOU KNOW IT'S
LIKE A SKATING RINK OUT
HERE -- AND ALTHOUGH
ICE SKATING IN A RINK CAN
BE FUN...DEALING WITH
THESE CONDITIONS...CAN
BE DOWNRIGHT
DANGEROUS.
WINTER IN NEW ENGLAND CAN
BE BEAUTIFUL -- JUST TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS SEA SMOKE
DANCING OVER THE
PROVIDENCE RIVER ... A SIGN
OF FRIGID AIR MOVING OVER
WARMER WATER...
THIS FLASH FREEZE SUNDAY
LOCKED EVERYTHING IN A
SHELL OF ICE -- AND DESPITE
IT'S GLIMMER ... IT CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
FROM SATURDAY TO MONDAY
AFTERNOON LIFESPAN SAW 129
WEATHER RELATED VISITS TO
THEIR ERS, INCLUDING RHODE
ISLAND HOSPITAL ...ABOUT
HALF OF THOSE WERE FROM
FALLS ON THE ICE
Yesterday we had a slip and fall
I
was surprised we didn't have
more
yesterday even with how fast it
iced
up.
ANDREW SPARLING, PORTIA
CORNELL AND TWO AND A HALF
YEAR OLD KIT WERE
ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE THE
ICY SIDEWALKS WHEN WE MET
THEM MONDAY AFTERNOON.
We got bundled up to come out
here
basically to see if we could
walk on
these sidewalks. They're pretty
icy
and a bit treacherous as you can
see we've got our ski poles here
just
for navigating the sidewalks.
LIFESPAN SAYS THE OTHER
HALF OF WEATHER-RELATED
INJURIES THIS WEEKEND WERE
FROM CAR CRASHES -- RHODE
ISLAND STATE POLICE SAID
THROUGH SIX O CLOCK THIS
MORNING THEY DEALT WITH 46
CRASHES IN A 24 HOUR SPAN.
THERE WERE EVEN CASES OF
FIRE TRUCKS SKIDDING OFF
THE ROAD -- LIKE THIS ONE IN
CRANSTON.
LT. SCOTT WEBER OF THE EAST
PROVIDENCE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SAYS WHEN
CONDITIONS ARE BAD...NO ONE
IS IMMUNE.
There's nothing you can do.
Doesn't
matter if it's all wheel drive
or
whatever, if it's just all ice
something
there's just nothing you can do.
AND BY THE WAY IF YOU
WERE THINKING ABOUT
COMING SKATING
TONIGHT, YOU'RE OUT OF
LUCK. ALEX AND ANI
CENTER IS CLOSED
BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO
COLD...THEY SAY IT'S
DANGEROUS FOR THEIR
STAFF AND PATRONS.
COMING UP NEW AT 6...WE
TALK TO A LOCAL DOCTOR
ABOUT COLD WEATHER
SAFETY...WHAT YOU NEED
TO KNOW, COMING UP
NEXT HOUR. KIM KALUNIAN
EYEWITNESS NEWS.
SITUATION IN
MIDDLETOWN --- THE
BRUTALLY COLD WEATHER
HAS BEEN CAUSING
OTHER PROBLEMS.
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WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL
OF DELAYS AND
CANCELLATIONS AT T-F
GREEN THIS EVENING ---
MEANWHILE, THERE ARE
REPORTS OF EVEN
BIGGER DELAYS AT LOGAN
AIRPORT IN BOSTON ---
W-B-Z REPORTS---- ONLY
ONE RUNWAY IS OPEN
BECAUSE OF ICE, LEADING
TO FLIGHTS BEING
DELAYED SEVERAL
HOURS, AND HUNDREDS
OF CANCELLATIONS.
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IN FACT --- IT CAN BE
DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS
TO BE OUTSIDE IN COLD
LIKE THIS.
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER KIM KALUNIAN
CONTINUES OUR TEAM
COVERAGE LIVE, WITH
TIPS ON HOW TO STAY
SAFE AND WARM.
IT IS COLD OUT
HERE...HOW COLD? TOO
COLD FOR ICE SKATING.
THAT'S RIGHT THE ALEX
AND ANI CENTER IS
CLOSED TONIGHT, STAFF
TELLING ME THE EXTREME
COLD HAS MADE IT
UNSAFE FOR THEIR
WORKERS AND PATRONS.
AND A LOCAL DOCTOR
SAYS: IT'S DANGEROUS TO
BE OUT HERE FOR TOO
LONG.
SEA SMOKE OVER THE
PROVIDENCE RIVER GIVES AN
ETHEREAL FEEL TO THIS FRIGID
MONDAY --
BUT DESPITE THE BEAUTY, THIS
COLD AND ICE CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
THOSE AT RHODE ISLAND
HOSPITAL SAY AN HOUR OF AT
20 degrees Fahrenheit CAN BRING
ON FROSTBITE...
ADD MOISTURE, WIND OR EVEN
COLD TEMPS...AND IT CAN SET
IN EVEN FASTER.
OF THE 129 WEATHER RELATED
VISITS TO LIFESPAN HOSPITALS
THIS WEEKEND ONLY 7 WERE
FOR EXPOSURE TO THE COLD,
THE VAST MAJORITY WERE FOR
CAR CRASHES AND FALLS ON
THE ICE.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH ANDREW
SPARLING, PORTIA CORNELL
AND TWO AND A HALF YEAR
OLD KIT...ATTEMPTING TO
NAVIGATE THE ICY SIDEWALKS
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Portia Cornell
Providence
We got bundled up to come out
here
basically to see if we could
walk on
these sidewalks. They're pretty
icy
and a bit treacherous as you can
see we've got our ski poles here
just
for navigating the sidewalks.
AND THOUGH ROADS ARE
MOSTLY CLEAR...THE
SIDEWALKS ARE A DIFFERENT
STORY. MAKING THEIR WINTER
GEAR A MUST FOR EVEN A
SHORT STROLL.
Andrew Sparling
Providence
It's supposed to be I think 57
degrees on Thursday until then
this
is probably what we're stuck
with.
SO THE MORAL OF THE
STORY - IF YOU CAN STAY
IN DO, AND IF NOT,
BUNDLE UP AND LIMIT
YOUR TIME OUTSIDE...THAT
GOES FOR PETS, TOO. KK
EWN.