NEW: Hazardous Weather Warning in Effect in RI Through Tuesday Evening
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
While thousands of Rhode Islanders are without power following Tuesday morning's powerful storms, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather warning in Rhode Island, effective for this afternoon and tonight.
See NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook BELOW
Providence, Newport, Kent, Washington and Bristol Counties are all included in the warning, as is Block Island.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAccording to the National Weather Service, there is a moderate probability for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms, in addition to heavy rain and lightning. There also is the potential for large hail, strong to damaging winds, and the possibility of a tornado has not been ruled out.
There is also a concern over urban and poor-draining flooding, with all threats continuing into the evening.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1254 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2015
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-
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1254 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND RHODE ISLAND.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A MODERATE PROBABILITY FOR SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING...THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. CANNOT
RULE OUT A POSSIBLE TORNADO. URBAN AND POOR-DRAINING FLOODING IS
ALSO A CONCERN. THREATS CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
