The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for RI and SE MA for Thursday night through Friday morning. Locally heavy downpours will continue into Friday morning. There is the potential for some areas to receive 3+” of rain leading to street and pour drainage flooding. Major rivers are not expected to flood. Follow the Live Blog on rightweather.com for the latest on this heavy rain event.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 422 PM EDT THU JUL 25 2013 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY... .AN ANOMALOUS SUMMER TIME NOR-EASTER WILL WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD OF BANDED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY HALF OF THE DAY FRIDAY. WHILE MOST MAINSTEM RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS...SMALLER STREAMS MAY RISE QUICKLY AND SOME AREAS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE MAY LEAD EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.. MAZ013>024-RIZ001>008-260430- /O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0008.130726T0200Z-130726T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 422 PM EDT THU JUL 25 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR RHODE ISLAND TO METRO BOSTON AND POINTS SOUTH AND EAST. * FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * BANDS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY ACROSS SOME PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. URBANIZED AREAS...AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE AND QUICK RESPONDING STREAMS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME FLASH FLOODING SHOULD THE BAND SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$
