Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 11:03PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 8:03pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
At 1100 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with heavy
rainfall near Yarmouth, or near Barnstable, moving east at 35 mph.
Additional moderate rains over Buzzards Bay were also expected to
move over Cape Cod through midnight.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minimal. Ponding of water and minor urbanized and low-lying
flooding.
Locations impacted include...
Barnstable, Falmouth, Brewster, Provincetown, Yarmouth, Sandwich,
Bourne, Dennis, Mashpee, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham,
Wellfleet, Truro, Gosnold, and Hyannis.
Instruction:
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses.
Area Description:
Barnstable; Dukes
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender: