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WWUS81 KBOX 182058
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
458 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

MAZ020-RIZ001>007-182200-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-BRISTOL RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-NEWPORT RI-
458 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL HEADED TOWARD RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...

AT 455 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WAS
MOVING ACROSS EASTERN CONNECTICUT.

RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL PRODUCE MINOR URBAN
FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CRANSTON...WARWICK...PROVIDENCE...FALL
RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD BETWEEN 5 PM AND 630 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVENING COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. BE PREPARED FOR
LOW VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN...AS WELL AS MINOR STREET FLOODING.
NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS!

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LAT...LON 4179 7168 4177 7098 4146 7118 4145 7135
      4148 7132 4148 7132 4149 7132 4150 7132
      4145 7140 4165 7122 4164 7122 4154 7123
      4155 7122 4171 7116 4172 7126 4158 7133
      4165 7141 4144 7144 4144 7177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 272DEG 33KT 4178 7180 4155 7195

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