A 'potentially historic' and 'destructive' blizzard is barreling toward Rhode Island, with 21 inches of snow predicted in Providence.

The current blizzard has broken the state's all-time record for the most snow ever recorded over two days.

By the afternoon, the snowfall level near Providence — almost 33 inches — obliterated the two-day record set by the infamous Blizzard of 1978.

A historic blizzard shattered the all-time snowfall record in Providence, R.I., on Monday, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts and widespread power outages to southern New England.

The Blizzard of 2026 has shattered Rhode Island's all-time snowfall record, surpassing the 1978 blizzard's totals.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Blizzard of '26 might be the new Blizzard of '78. If you live in New England, you've most definitely heard of the historic ...