Pockets of street flooding are anticipated as rain continues to
fall. Do not drive where water covers the road.
Heavy Downpours May Result in Street Flooding in Urban and Poor
Drainage Areas in the Boston to Providence Interstate 95 Corridor...
At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy downpours along the
Boston, MA to Providence, RI Interstate 95 corridor. These downpours
moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Minor, nuisance flooding along with poor visibility in
heavy downpours.
SOURCE...Radar indicated and gage reports. Rain has fallen at a rate
of up to one inch per hour in Westerly, RI.
IMPACT...Nuisance street flooding of typically flood prone, urban
and poor drainage areas. Small creeks may rise rapidly due
to the accumulation of heavy rain.
Locations impacted include...
Boston, Providence, Cambridge, Brockton, Quincy, Fall River, Newton,
Warwick, Cranston, Somerville, Pawtucket, Framingham, Waltham,
Malden, Brookline, Medford, Taunton, Weymouth, Revere and East
Providence.
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH