The National Weather Service has extended the Flash Flood Watch to include all of RI except Block Island, and all of Southeastern MA except Cape Cod and the islands. Heavy rain moved through RI into SE MA by late in the morning, and more heavy showers and thunderstorms may develop through mid-evening. Flash flooding is possible in poor drainage areas and as small streams rise quickly.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1131 AM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 MAZ006-007-013>021-RIZ001>007-092345- /O.EXA.KBOX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1131 AM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND * UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY AS SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY PRODUCE ONE-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS REACHING UP TO 4 INCHES. * AREAS PRONE TO QUICKLY RISING WATER SUCH AS URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS FAST RISING SMALL STREAMS...MAY BE VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY IF BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL SET UP IN THOSE AREAS. 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.
