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Flash Flood Watch expanded in RI and SE MA

The National Weather Service has expanded the coverage of the Flash Flood Watch in effect Thursday to include all of RI except Block Island, and all of Southeastern Massachusetts except Cape Cod and the islands. Scattered heavy downpours were developing shortly after sunrise, and occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to street flooding. The storms are capable of producing 1-2″ of rain per hour.

Flash Flood Watch - Thursday, July 11, 2013
Flash Flood Watch (green) – Thursday, July 11, 2013
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
400 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN POCKETS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TODAY...

MAZ005>007-013>021-RIZ002-004>007-111600-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...
TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...
MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...
WESTERLY...NEWPORT
400 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...
  EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...
  NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN
  BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX
  MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE
  ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...SOUTHEAST
  PROVIDENCE RI AND WASHINGTON RI.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* A COUPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE
  REGION TODAY. THERE MAY BE AN INITIAL ROUND OF ACTIVITY THIS
  MORNING...FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
  AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

* ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES
  OF RAIN IN AN HOUR OR LESS. IF SEVERAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREA IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...THERE MAY
  BE LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE
  LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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Fred Campagna

President and Chief Meteorologist - Right Weather LLC AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist #756 AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist #126

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