Flood Watch Issued for Rhode Island
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Flood Watch Issued for Rhode Island
The advisory is in effect from 8 PM Thursday night through Friday morning.
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FLOOD WATCH
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
245 PM EDT Thu Oct 13 2022
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Washington RI-
Including the cities of West Warwick, Greenfield, West Greenwich, Willimantic, Orange, Windsor Locks, Foster, Providence, Hartford, Fitchburg, Vernon, East Greenwich, Chesterfield, Charlemont, Warwick, Ayer, Springfield, Coventry, Barre, Northampton, Amherst, Putnam, Union, Milford, Narragansett, Westerly, Worcester, Smithfield, and Blandford
245 PM EDT Thu Oct 13 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, including the following areas, in northern Connecticut,
Hartford CT, Tolland CT and Windham CT. In Massachusetts, Eastern
Franklin MA, Eastern Hampden MA, Eastern Hampshire MA, Northern
Middlesex MA, Northern Worcester MA, Southern Worcester MA,
Western Franklin MA, Western Hampden MA and Western Hampshire MA.
In Rhode Island, Eastern Kent RI, Northwest Providence RI,
Southeast Providence RI, Washington RI and Western Kent RI.
* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rainfall
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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