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there s a lot of benchmark storms that people from providence, rhode island remember, we had gloria in 1985, bob in 1991 and sandy back in 2012. that is a storm that people like to compare it to because of its impacts but look at this aerial footage of the fox point hurricane barrier. this is something they put in place to try to prevent storm surge from impacting this particular region. a good safeguard here because this can protect up to 20 feet of potential storm surge which is a threat. that surely is unique to a lot of other cities, hopefully that is what s going to help them out significantly. derek van dam thank you so much. providence, rhode island, appreciate it. mark pompas directs the emergency management agency. good so see you. how are average citizens preparing? what are they doing? are they sandbagging?

Rhode islandBenchmark stormsStorm surgeFox point hurricane barrierDerek van damEmergency management agencyMark pompas