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FFABOX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
220 AM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
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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 BRISTOL, VINEYARD HAVEN, TAUNTON, NANTUCKET,
NEWPORT, NARRAGANSETT, MATTAPOISETT, FALL RIVER, CHATHAM, COVENTRY,
PLYMOUTH, EAST GREENWICH, NEW BEDFORD, WARWICK, NEW SHOREHAM,
BROCKTON, WESTERLY, SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, FALMOUTH, WEST WARWICK,
WEST GREENWICH, FOSTER, AND PROVINCETOWN
220 AM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND
URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALIZED NARROW
BANDS OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50 TO 2 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED NARROW BANDS OF 2-4" OF RAIN
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN A 3 HOUR PERIOD. WHILE IT REMAINS UNCERTAIN
IF THESE NARROW BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN OCCUR...THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IF IT WERE TO
OCCUR OVER A VULNERABLE URBAN CENTER.
- 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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