Yet another soaking rain storm is heading for Southern New England. An anomalously strong storm for mid-June will move from the Ohio Valley to Southern New England on Thursday into Friday. The storm has the potential to produce very heavy rain in Southern New England and New York, and severe weather farther south through the Mid-Atlantic. So far this month, the Providence area has already received more than 7 inches of rain, making it the fourth wettest June on record. Area rivers and streams are flooding or running very high, and the additional rain will exacerbate poor drainage, stream, and river flooding in the next few days. The Flood Watch is in effect for all of Southern New England except Cape Cod and the islands. The potential exsits for widespread 2-4″ rain totals. See below from the National Weather Service.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1047 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED FROM THURSDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING ACROSS A MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ALONG THE SHORELINE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WHILE THERE REMAINS SOME FORECAST UNCERTAINTY...THE EXPECTATION FOR STORM-TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS AN AREA WITH MOIST SOILS AND SWOLLEN RIVERS AND STREAMS...HAS RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF A FLOOD WATCH FOR A MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-122300- /O.NEW.KBOX.FA.A.0005.130613T1200Z-130615T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1047 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCLUDING THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS...AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND EXCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AS THE GROUND IS QUITE SATURATED...FORECAST TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER IN SPOTS...WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND LOW-LYING FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM RECENT RAINS WILL LIKELY SWELL AGAIN IN SOME CASES OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. MAIN-STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. * RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND/OR ALONG RIVER BANKS SHOULD BE ALERT AND AWARE OF THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL AND CHANGING CONDITIONS THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. MOTORISTS DURING THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY COMMUTES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WATER TO POND OR INUNDATE ROADWAYS. IF ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADWAYS REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
