Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 6:16PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 3:16pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and embedded
thunderstorms resulting in pockets of torrential rainfall in narrow
bands across Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts. This will
result in pockets of poor drainage street flooding.
HAZARD...Heavy rain and pockets of poor drainage street flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Water on roads that flood easily.
Locations impacted include...
Providence, New Bedford, Brockton, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston,
Pawtucket, Plymouth, Taunton, East Providence, Coventry, Dartmouth,
South Kingstown, West Warwick, Johnston, Bridgewater, North
Kingstown, Marshfield, Newport, and Bristol.
Instruction:
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses.
Area Description:
Northern Bristol; Western Plymouth; Eastern Plymouth; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Barnstable; Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender: