Soaking rain is likely Tuesday afternoon and night in Southern New England as a wet weather system moves through the Northeast. 1-2″ of rainfall is possible in most of Southern New England, and the National Weather Service in Taunton, MA has issued an Areal Flood Watch for the potential for urban and poor drainage flooding Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 455 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING... CTZ004-MAZ005>007-012>021-RIZ001>007-151700- /O.EXA.KBOX.FA.A.0004.140415T1200Z-140416T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX 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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 455 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WINDHAM COUNTY. IN MASSACHUSETTS...MIDDLESEX...ESSEX...NORFOLK...PLYMOUTH... BRISTOL...WORCESTER...AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL...KENT...NEWPORT...PROVIDENCE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE 1.0 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCLUDING THE EVENING COMMUTE. HOWEVER...LATEST TRENDS SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO POCKETS OF FLOODING WHICH ARE OF HIGHER IMPACT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * WHILE THE PRIMARY ISSUE WILL BE THE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOOD THREAT. SHOULD THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER TOTALS BE REALIZED...SOME LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOOD ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002>004-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-151700- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.140415T1200Z-140416T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD... AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH... WEARE 455 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES. IN MASSACHUSETTS...FRANKLIN...HAMPDEN...HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...AND NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTIES. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS COMBINED WITH A SWOLLEN CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN DUE TO SNOWMELT FROM UPSTREAM LOCALES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. * THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
