Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 4:25PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 1:25pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 420 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of showers and
embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. A quick 1 to 2
inches of rain may fall across this region with 90 minutes. This
will result in areas of poor drainage street flooding during
the evening commute. Motorists are urged to drive with extra caution
and allow extra time to reach their destinations.
HAZARD...Poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute
across Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms
with torrential rainfall.
IMPACT...Water on roads that flood easily.
Locations impacted include...
Providence, New Bedford, Brockton, Quincy, Fall River, Warwick,
Cranston, Pawtucket, Plymouth, Taunton, Weymouth, East Providence,
Woonsocket, Braintree, Coventry, Dartmouth, Cumberland, Randolph,
North Providence, and Franklin.
Instruction:
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses.
Area Description:
Tolland; Windham; Central Middlesex County; Eastern Norfolk; Northern Bristol; Western Plymouth; Eastern Plymouth; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Dukes; Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender: