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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
304 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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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 BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN
PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE
MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST
PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLYMOUTH, CHATHAM, WINDSOR LOCKS, WEST
GREENWICH, CHARLEMONT, SMITHFIELD, BLANDFORD, WORCESTER, FALL
RIVER, BROCKTON, FITCHBURG, EAST GREENWICH, PROVIDENCE, LOWELL,
PROVINCETOWN, WEST WARWICK, QUINCY, LAWRENCE, WARWICK, TAUNTON,
NEWPORT, ORANGE, NEW BEDFORD, FRAMINGHAM, MILFORD, BOSTON, AYER,
CHESTERFIELD, WILLIMANTIC, UNION, HARTFORD, GREENFIELD, PUTNAM,
FOSTER, FOXBOROUGH, MATTAPOISETT, FALMOUTH, SPRINGFIELD, NORWOOD,
VERNON, GLOUCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, BRISTOL, NARRAGANSETT,
CAMBRIDGE, COVENTRY, AMHERST, WESTERLY, AND BARRE
304 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT COMBINED WITH LAST WEEK/S SNOW MELT.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT THE OUTER-ISLANDS.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. AREA CREEKS
AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH
LAST WEEK/S SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN SOME RIVER AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING AS WELL AS POCKETS POOR DRAINAGE STREET
FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
FRANK
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