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WGUS61 KBOX 121718
FFABOX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
118 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
CTZ004-MAZ012-013-015-016-130900-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WORCESTER, BOSTON, WILLIMANTIC, NORWOOD,
QUINCY, FOXBOROUGH, MILFORD, AND PUTNAM
118 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA, WINDHAM CT AND MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
EASTERN NORFOLK MA, SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA, SUFFOLK MA AND WESTERN
NORFOLK MA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
* 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.
MAZ017>024-RIZ001>008-130900-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0004.260913T0900Z-260913T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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 EAST GREENWICH, PROVIDENCE, FOSTER, BRISTOL,
COVENTRY, VINEYARD HAVEN, NARRAGANSETT, NANTUCKET, TAUNTON, FALMOUTH,
NEW SHOREHAM, CHATHAM, FALL RIVER, WESTERLY, WEST GREENWICH,
BROCKTON, PLYMOUTH, MATTAPOISETT, PROVINCETOWN, NEWPORT, NEW BEDFORD,
WEST WARWICK, SMITHFIELD, AND WARWICK
118 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, BARNSTABLE MA, DUKES MA, EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA,
NANTUCKET MA, NORTHERN BRISTOL MA, SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA, SOUTHERN
PLYMOUTH MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA AND RHODE ISLAND, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, BLOCK ISLAND RI, BRISTOL RI, EASTERN KENT RI,
NEWPORT RI, NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI, SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI,
WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
* 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.
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