Flood Watch Issued for Rhode Island
Saturday, July 29, 2023
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Rhode Island and southern New England.
The watch starts at 11 AM Saturday morning.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
308 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Newport RI-
Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, and Newport
308 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, including the following
areas, Hartford CT, Tolland CT and Windham CT. Portions of
Massachusetts, including the following areas, Central Middlesex
MA, Eastern Essex MA, Eastern Franklin MA, Eastern Hampden MA,
Eastern Hampshire MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Northern Bristol MA,
Northern Middlesex MA, Northern Worcester MA, Southeast Middlesex
MA, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Southern Worcester
MA, Suffolk MA, Western Essex MA, Western Franklin MA, Western
Hampden MA, Western Hampshire MA, Western Norfolk MA and Western
Plymouth MA. Portions of Rhode Island, including the following
areas, Bristol RI, Eastern Kent RI, Newport RI, Northwest
Providence RI, Southeast Providence RI and Western Kent RI.
* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT this morning through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in sharp rises of rivers,
creeks, streams. Excessive rain may trigger flooding in urbanized,
poor drainage, low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Saturated soil conditions continue across Southern New
England. Potential exists for multiple periods of storms
capable of heavy rain this afternoon and tonight. Storms may
develop by early afternoon in scattered coverage, with more
numerous storms during the late afternoon to early evening.
While individual storms may be progressive, the potential for
multiple rounds of storms and the locally excessive rains
they are likely to produce may elevate the risk for
localized, urban and poor drainage flooding.
- 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.
