NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 7:55AM EDT until September 28 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
* WHAT...Flooding caused by prolonged heavy rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Southern Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
Northwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
West Central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
Northeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...
* WHEN...Until 145 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from previous rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated continued light to at
times moderate rain falling over the warned area. Between 3 and 6
inches of rain have fallen over the last 48 hours in the warned
area. Additional rainfall expected through this morning could
lead to areas of street and poor drainage flooding. The
Blackstone River above Woonsocket is now in minor flood stage
levels at 11.96 ft, which leads to low- lying flooding along
portions of Cumberland and Woonsocket as well as off of Route 122
in Cumberland.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Brockton, Pawtucket, Taunton, East Providence, Woonsocket,
Cumberland, Randolph, North Providence, Franklin, North
Attleborough, Norwood, Stoughton, Attleboro, Walpole and
Mansfield.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1601st Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days