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WGUS61 KBOX 130557
FFABOX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
157 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 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 MATTAPOISETT, FALMOUTH, FALL RIVER, FOSTER,
NANTUCKET, NEW SHOREHAM, NARRAGANSETT, CHATHAM, NEW BEDFORD, VINEYARD
HAVEN, WARWICK, PROVINCETOWN, WEST WARWICK, PLYMOUTH, COVENTRY,
WESTERLY, BRISTOL, PROVIDENCE, NEWPORT, BROCKTON, SMITHFIELD, WEST
GREENWICH, EAST GREENWICH, AND TAUNTON
157 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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 OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING.
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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WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUTNAM, WORCESTER, NORWOOD, BOSTON,
WILLIMANTIC, MILFORD, QUINCY, AND FOXBOROUGH
157 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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 OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING.
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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