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Flood Watch 4, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

September 12, 20268 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this flood watch at Sep 12, 2026, 2:20 AM EDT for 8 counties in Massachusetts; 5 counties in Rhode Island; Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 12, 2026, 2:20 AM EDT (06:20 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 13, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Flood severity
None

Counties Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.