The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) is alerting all Rhode Islanders that there is a winter weather advisory in place for the entire state from 2 a.m. Saturday until 6 p.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting three to six inches of powdery snow across the entire...

Providence, RI - The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Rhode Island. Updated information will continue to be posted at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/hazardsByCounty.php. Current watches/warnings for state counties include: Wind Advisory - Bristol, Kent, Newport,...

Providence, RI - The National Weather Service has extended a wind advisory for Rhode Island. Updated information will continue to be posted at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/hazardsByCounty.php. Current watches/warnings for state counties include: Wind Advisory – Bristol, Kent, Newport,...

Providence, RI - The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Newport County and Block Island. Updated information will continue to be posted at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/hazardsByCounty.php. Current watches/warnings for state counties include: ***Wind Advisory...

Cranston, RI - Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced his appointment of Theresa C. Murray as Executive Director of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA). She replaces J. David Smith, who retired in June to pursue a career in academia. "As we saw with the floods of 2010,...

Providence, RI - The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Bristol, Kent, Newport and Washington Counties. A high wind warning has also been posted for Block Island. Updated information will continue to be posted at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/hazardsByCounty.php. Current

Providence, RI - The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties. A wind advisory has also been posted for Block Island. Updated information will continue to be posted at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/hazardsByCounty.php....

The RI Emergency Management Agency is pleased to announce that the Town of Bristol has completed the FEMA application process for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and has received a total grant award amount of $145,913 for a sewage back flow prevention project. This project is the first...

In conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the State of Rhode Island will participate in the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 2pm. Specific information about the...

Providence, RI - The National Weather Service has issued several weather warnings for Rhode Island including a winter storm warning for Northwest Providence County and a winter weather advisory and a high wind warning for Bristol, Kent, Newport, Southeast Providence, and Washington Counties. A high

The National Weather Service is warning of a potential major winter storm for Southern New England beginning Saturday afternoon and ending Sunday morning. North-western Rhode Island is expected to get a moderate amount of heavy wet snow beginning Saturday night. Coastal communities could experience

CRANSTON, RI – Monday, October 3, 2011 is the deadline for Rhode Island State Agencies, Local Municipalities, Tribal Communities, and Private Non-Profit Groups that may be eligible for federal and state disaster assistance to submit Request for Public Assistance (RPA) forms to the Rhode Island...