Moderate to heavy rain is in the forecast for Thursday into early Friday. The storm comes on the heels of two significant rain events that have left the ground saturated and rivers/streams running high in Southern New England. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect for most of Southern New England through Saturday morning.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 435 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE SOUTH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. WHILE THERE REMAINS FORECAST UNCERTAINTY...THE EXPECTATION FOR STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 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>007-131645- /O.CON.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 435 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * AS THE GROUND IS QUITE SATURATED...FORECAST TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL RESULT IN URBAN AND LOW-LYING FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM RECENT RAINS WILL RISE AGAIN AND IN SOME CASES OUT OF THEIR BANKS. MAINSTEM RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. * RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND/OR ALONG RIVER BANKS SHOULD BE ALERT AND AWARE OF THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MOTORISTS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE 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. &&
Updated Southeastern New England River Gauges
