Flash Flood Warning for Bristol, MA; Plymouth, MA; Newport, RI
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What is happening
At 906 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
At 906 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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, Plymouth, Taunton, Dartmouth, Bridgewater, Marshfield, Marion, Middleborough, Wareham, Bourne, Scituate, Pembroke, Fairhaven, Tiverton, Westport, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Kingston and Carver.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 9:06PM EDT until July 21 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 7:45PM EDT until July 21 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Boston/Norton MA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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