UPDATE: The Flash Flood Warning has been expanded to included a larger area south of Boston. See below for details.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Boston Metro area until 6:45 pm on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Heavy thunderstorms moved through earlier in the day, and a new line of storms will pass through during the early evening. The commute will be hampered by urban and poor drainage flooding.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 500 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTH CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 456 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... QUINCY...FRAMINGHAM...WEYMOUTH...FRANKLIN...MILFORD...AVON... BRAINTREE...RANDOLPH...STOUGHTON...MEDWAY...NORWOOD... MILTON...ROCKLAND...HOLBROOK...MEDFIELD...SHARON... CANTON...WALPOLE...HINGHAM...SCITUATE...NORWELL... SHERBORN...NORFOLK...BELLINGHAM AND MENDON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 435 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BOSTON...CAMBRIDGE...NEWTON...SOMERVILLE...BROOKLINE...WESTON... REVERE...EVERETT...CHELSEA...WATERTOWN...NEEDHAM... DEDHAM...WINTHROP...WEST ROXBURY...HYDE PARK...SOUTH BOSTON...JAMAICA PLAIN...ALLSTON...EAST BOSTON...FOREST HILLS...MATTAPAN...BRIGHTON...DORCHESTER...CHARLESTOWN AND ROSLINDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. &&
