Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

938 
WGUS71 KBOX 131326
FFSBOX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
926 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014

RIC001-003-007-131630-
/O.CON.KBOX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140813T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT RI-PROVIDENCE RI-BRISTOL RI-
926 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL KENT...SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE AND NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL
COUNTIES...

AT 917 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL 
ACROSS THE REGION.  UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE 
NEXT HOUR.  WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE URBAN AREAS OF 
CRANSTON AND WARWICK RHODE ISLAND...WHICH WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE 
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.  IN FACT...CRANSTON STREET IS ALREADY 
CLOSED BETWEEN BATCHELLER AND CAVALRY STREET/S IN CRANSTON.  FLASH 
FLOODING IS BEGINNING AND EXPECTED TO GET WORST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR RAPID AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING FLOODING. IN URBAN AREAS AVOID FLOODED ROADS AND OBEY
ROAD CLOSURES. THOSE NEAR SMALL STREAMS MUST HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4166 7167 4187 7162 4186 7138 4183 7137
      4185 7137 4186 7134 4180 7134 4177 7130
      4172 7131 4175 7136 4179 7137 4178 7139
      4173 7139 4172 7136 4167 7138 4169 7145
      4166 7144 4166 7141 4163 7145

$$

FRANK

351 
WGUS71 KBOX 131633
FFSBOX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1233 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014

RIC001-003-007-131634-
/O.EXP.KBOX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140813T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT RI-PROVIDENCE RI-BRISTOL RI-
1233 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL KENT...SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE
AND NORTHWESTERN BRISTOL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 PM EDT...

THE SWATH OF HEAVY RAINS THAT AFFECTED EAST CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND 
DURING THIS MORNING HAS DIMINISHED AND MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.  
LINGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS REMAIN...WITH LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE 
RAIN. THE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE AREA AT THIS TIME...ARE NOT 
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE NEW FLOODING...OR EXACERBATE LINGERING FLOODING. 
 
SOME ROADWAYS WERE STILL FLOODED AS OF NOON TODAY IN THE PROVIDENCE 
AREA...BUT IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS CRANSTON PREVIOUSLY FLOODED ROADS 
HAD BEEN REOPENED. THE REMAINING FLOODWATERS ARE EXPECTED TO 
GRADUALLY RECEDE DURING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE CONTINUE TO 
HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.

SINCE MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAIN FELL IN THE PAWTUXET RIVER 
WATERSHED...THE LOWER PAWTUXET RIVER EXPERIENCED A STRONG RISE.  THE 
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND ITS ACTION 
STAGE OF 8 FEET DURING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS IS ABOUT 1 FOOT 
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.  

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM.  THERE IS STILL A 
RISK FOR HEAVY RAINS UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

LAT...LON 4166 7167 4187 7162 4186 7138 4183 7137
      4185 7137 4186 7134 4180 7134 4177 7130
      4172 7131 4175 7136 4179 7137 4178 7139
      4173 7139 4172 7136 4167 7138 4169 7145
      4166 7144 4166 7141 4163 7145

$$

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