Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in a moisture laden airmass may produce heavy rain that leads to localized flooding in interior Southern New England Monday afternoon and evening. The potential exists for 1-2″ per hour rainfall rates in the heaviest showers and storms. The watch area includes inland CT, and Central/Western MA. RI and SE MA are not included in the Flash Flood Watch.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1012 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT...BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. CTZ004-MAZ005-006-012-090000- /O.EXA.KBOX.FF.A.0005.130708T1500Z-130709T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...MILFORD...WORCESTER 1012 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA AND WESTERN ESSEX MA. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. THEY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. LOCAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FAST RESPONDING STREAMS AND RIVERS COULD OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. ROADS ADJACENT TO FAST RESPONDING STREAMS COULD EXPERIENCE WASHOUTS. 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. && $$
