Flash Flood Warning in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
9/26/2026 5:09:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
9/26/2026 5:09:00 PM until 9/26/2026 6:45:00 PM
At 509 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
New Bedford, Fall River, Dartmouth, Newport, Bristol, Marion,
Middleborough, Wareham, Somerset, Portsmouth, Middletown,
Fairhaven, Tiverton, Westport, Acushnet, Freetown, Mattapoisett,
Rochester, Little Compton and Prudence Island.