mott. the winds have picked up from the last time we spoke. >> they have, alex. we thought we were on the tail end of this, but winds have picked up. flakes starting to get big again. we thought most of the snow had fallen here. went out direct until front of the statehouse, just behind the path of the camera 20 to 24 inches we think perhaps at the capit capitol. crews working all night, trying to keep arteries open downtown. there is no traffic. these streets head to the trauma centers in the area and want to keep some of the major thoroughfares open. i'm on francis street. saw someone walking their dog a few moments ago, the dog lay down in the snow and had a good frolic in the snow. a serious issue here in rhode island with power. 40%, almost 40% of customers of national grid are without power at last check, 185, 187,000