The National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts has expanded the Flash Flood Watch in effect on Wednesday to include most of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. All of Southern New England except for Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Block Island are under a Flash Flood Watch with the potential for 2″ per hour rainfall rates at times on Wednesday. See below for more.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING VERY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY... CTZ002>004-MAZ002>016-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-130015- /O.CON.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...AYER...JAFFREY...KEENE... MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AS WELL AS MUCH OF WESTERN/CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ FRANK
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING VERY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY... MAZ017>021-RIZ002>007-130015- /O.EXA.KBOX.FF.A.0007.140813T0600Z-140814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 1201 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE REST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARDS DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * THE RAIN MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
