Special Weather Statement for Northern Worcester; Central Middlesex County; Eastern Essex +6 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Middlesex County, Eastern Essex, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Northern Worcester, Southeast Middlesex, Southern Worcester, Suffolk and 1 more
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of showers and embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. A quick 1 to 2 inches of rain may fall across this region with 90 minutes. This will result in areas of poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute. Motorists are urged to drive with extra...
What the bulletin says to do
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of showers and embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. A quick 1 to 2 inches of rain may fall across this region with 90 minutes. This will result in areas of poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute. Motorists are urged to drive with extra caution and allow extra time to reach their destinations. HAZARD...Poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute across eastern Massachusetts including the Boston metropolitan area. SOURCE...Radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. IMPACT...Water on roads that flood easily. Locations impacted include... Boston, Cambridge, Brockton, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, Somerville, Framingham, Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Medford, Weymouth, Revere, Peabody, Arlington, Everett, Salem, Billerica, and Beverly.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 5:11PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
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Source and limitations
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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