page_title: March 1–3, 2018 nor'easter
section_title: Rhode Island
hierarchical_section_title: March 1–3, 2018 nor'easter / Preparations and impact / New England / Rhode Island
caption_attribution_description: English: Damage to a utility pole on Arcade Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts following the March 1-3, 2018 nor'easter.
context_page_description: The March 1–3, 2018 nor'easter was a powerful nor'easter that caused major impacts in the Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. It originated as the northernmost low of a stationary front over the Midwest on March 1, which moved eastward into the Northeast later that night. A new low pressure system rapidly formed off the coast on March 2 as it slowly meandered near the coastline. It peaked later that day and brought hurricane-force winds to coastal New England before gradually moving out to sea by March 3. Producing over 2 feet of snow in some areas, it was one of the most significant March snowstorms in many areas, particularly in Upstate New York. In other areas, it challenged storm surge records set by other significant storms, such as Hurricane Sandy.
  Although the most severe damage was caused by flooding as well as snow, unusually high tides and storm surges along the coast, wind and downed trees caused massive inland power outages, with the number of outages as high as 1.9 million at one point. By March 4, least 9 people were known to have been killed as a result of the storm, with 5 of them being killed by falling trees or branches.
context_section_description: Rhode Island experienced rain and wind. Hurricane-force wind gusts were reported in the state, peaking at 83 miles per hour (134 km/h) in Little Compton. Several bridges had to be closed to commercial traffic when a truck blew over on the Newport Pell Bridge.
caption: Damaged utility pole following the storm in Seekonk, Massachusetts
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