Showers and thunderstorms will roll through Southeastern New England Tuesday afternoon and early evening. The potential for heavy downpours over an area that has already received more than 6″ of rain in the past 10 days increases the likelihood of street, stream, and river flooding. The heavy rain may not be as widespread as Monday night’s 1-2.5″ soaking, but some thunderstorms could produce more than an inch of rain in an hour or two. Flooding is already occurring on some area rivers including the Pawcatuck River in Westerly, RI and the Pawtuxet River in Cranston, RI. June 2013 is already one of the top-5 wettest months of June on record in the Providence area.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1153 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING... MAZ002>021-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>007-112200- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130611T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1153 AM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...MAINLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$
